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HACK ATTACKS, BANKS, AND INSURANCE UNDERWRITING

KREBSIAN CRABINESS AND INSURERS AS REGULATORS Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D., c.p.c.u. . . . The Law Firm of Michael Sean Quinn et Quinn and Quinn...

“Performance Insurance”: The Rolling Stones Today, Sir. Mick the Man at 71, and L’Wren Dead at 49

Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, L’Wren Scott, and Something Like Life Insurance + The "Shuffle Along" Case Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D., c.p.c.u., Etc. Law Firm of Michael Sean Quinn ...

Pollution Exclusions in Contemporary Insurance Policies

Septage Injections, Etc., Into the  Ground Can Be Contamination or Pollutant Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D., c.p.c.u. . . .                The Law Firm of Michael Sean Quinn et Quinn and Quinn...

Insurers Shown Winning Vast Majority of Reported Cases Reveals What?

Publicly Winning Versus Privately Prevailing Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. Quinn and Quinn 1300 West Lynn #208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-9759 mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes at www.michaelseanquinn.com) Have you ever noticed that...

Bad Faith Insurance Adjustment–One Symptom

Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., C.P.C.U., Etc., Author 1300 West Lynn St. 78703-3877 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-9759 mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes at www.michaelseanquinn.com) One form of insurer bad faith is systematically deliberate--or...

Can Opposing Counsel Manipulate a Liability Insurer Where Crime Is Involved?

Mother (“M”), then 43, and Daughter (“D”), then 21, each pleaded guilty to criminal mischief in Maine after having several auto collisions in quick succession in a cemetery. At first, at least, D was thought to have deliberately run into M’s car in order to prevent...

Insurance Claims Investigations and “The Reasonable”

REALLY UNREASONABLE CLAIMS INVESTIGATIONS =  INSURER BAD FAITH Insurance claims cannot be validly denied unless the denial is based upon a reasonable investigation. To do that is at least a paradigm of insurer error, and if the mistake is bad enough it will constitute...

Insurance Agent/Broker Malpractice in Alaska

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS This was a malpractice suit against an agent/broker of the plaintiff in the trial court and appellant in the Supreme Court. Christianson v. Conrad-Houston Insurance, 318 P.3d 390 (Alaska 2014).  The key issue...

Fine Arts Auctions, Guarantors, and Insurance

FINE ART AUCTIONS & FIRST PARTY INSURANCE Fine art should be insured in a variety of ways.  One mode of insurance is normal property insurance, e.g., insuring the object against fire.  Another is insurance against specialized thefts. Some...

The #Looting of Fine Art: Its “Afterlife”: Insurance and Lawyers

All wars involve one side and/or the other looting the ground it covers good and sometimes great art.  The Nazis were especially guilty of this during WWII: there was lots of it to steal (after all it was Europe); Hitler wanted a high-class museum...

Insurance law falls into three major categories. First, the insurance company will hire lawyers to represent the insured in case they are sued for something related to their insurance contract. These are known as “insurance defense attorneys.” The second category of insurance law helps insured people determine when an insurance company must pay a claim. Third, insurance companies typically hire attorneys to make sure the company complies with all applicable laws and regulations, which can vary by state.

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