Patently-O

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

An exotic insurance product has recently taken the litigation world by storm. Judgment preservation insurance, or JPI, was neither offered nor widely discussed, at least publicly, as recently as five years ago. [1] They now undergird some of the biggest eye-popping judgments on appeal to the Federal Circuit. There, the $47.5m

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McKinsey Operations

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In this podcast, three McKinsey partners and leaders of the Insurance Practice discuss the themes that will define Asian insurance in 2023 and beyond.

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Marketing Marketing 116

Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Having Trademark Registration is Like Double Insurance for Your Brand. Other than that it’s a colorful story, I want to talk about insurance. I have insurance on the building, and on my business and property. So just appearing in the database is giving you insurance.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The global life insurance industry is facing an inflection point. A fundamental reimagination will usher in significant change.

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McKinsey Operations

APRIL 11, 2023

This represents an outsize year for insurer and enrollment growth. More than 3.6 million new consumers entering the market are choosing among an average of 88 plans.

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Marketing Marketing 102

IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2024

A California federal judge awarded a Chinese insurer nearly $15 million in damages after a man accused of conspiring to fraudulently claim ownership of New York City's JW Marriott Essex House Hotel and other luxury properties failed to appear in the action.

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McKinsey Operations

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Leaders in McKinsey’s insurance practice discuss industry trends and how companies can be successful by rethinking the life insurance model.

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McKinsey Operations

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s the role insurers can play. The world’s transition to net-zero emissions will cost trillions of dollars and present new kinds of risks.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 6, 2023

Insurance protects policyholders from unforeseen situations, but some circumstances are so strange that even insurers could not have predicted them.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Frances Shapiro-Munn talks travel insurance on CTV’s Ask the Expert March break is approaching fast, which means many are thinking about travel insurance. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: The post What to know about travel insurance in 2023 appeared first on Nelligan Law.

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McKinsey Operations

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Autonomous mobility has the potential to dramatically transform the automotive insurance market, from underwriting to claims and beyond.

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McKinsey Operations

AUGUST 30, 2022

Managing general agents (MGAs) fill key roles in the insurance distribution chain. The more informed investors are about how MGAs function, the better they can recognize opportunities.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 21, 2022

Insurance has the potential to play a significant role in the metaverse, which is often defined as an immersive environment designed to be an extension or replica of the real world.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 19, 2024

in copyright litigation, with one judge saying he doubted Amway's self-insured policies should take priority over an AIG internet policy. Sixth Circuit judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of an AIG unit's argument that it shouldn't have to defend and indemnify Amway Corp.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 20, 2021

Trademark registration can act like fire insurance, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers to safeguard your brand. In this episode, Erik explains how this insurance works and why it is so valuable. The post Having Trademark Registration is Like Double Insurance for Your Brand appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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McKinsey Operations

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Insurers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa invest significantly in advanced analytics but have unlocked a fraction of the potential value. How do top performers tip the balance in their favor?

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McKinsey Operations

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As one of the most diverse sectors for entry-level workers, the insurance industry has a unique opportunity to help marginalized people advance. It starts with creating an inclusive environment.

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McKinsey Operations

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Successful cloud migrations depend on knowing where the value for insurance lies in cloud and on business and IT working together.

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McKinsey Operations

JUNE 9, 2022

For US life insurers to address new and old challenges, they need a fresh approach to their business model and how they create value.

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IP Law 360

JULY 31, 2023

Winder Laboratories ruling that insurers cannot obtain reimbursement of defense costs from their insureds where the policy itself does not require such reimbursement is likely to be cited as persuasive authority in Georgia and other states without clear precedent on the issue, say Christy Maple and Robert Whitney at Phelps Dunbar.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2023

A software company dismissed an AIG-owned Lloyd's syndicate from its lawsuit seeking coverage for underlying litigation related to a copyright infringement battle with Oracle, the software company told an Illinois federal court, leaving only one insurer remaining in a dispute that originally included five.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

The North Carolina Business Court halted a lawsuit alleging the husband of an insurance agency owner stole her business records to benefit his newly formed company while keeping $3 million meant for her, reasoning the case will be affected by divorce proceedings the two are going through.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2024

An insurance company alleged in a federal complaint Tuesday that three former executives lined their own pockets by breaking laws and stealing assets in a plot to found their own competing business as part of a vindictive campaign fraught with subterfuge on North Carolina regulators to further imperil their former employer.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Three excess insurers of software company Rimini Street Inc. have no coverage obligations in its underlying copyright infringement battle with Oracle, an Illinois federal court ruled Wednesday, finding that exclusions barring coverage for claims arising from previous actions were applicable.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2024

On 3 November 2023, the Dutch Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal of The Hague in which life sciences company AstraZeneca (“AZ”) was held not to be liable towards health insurer Menzis for the enforcement of a preliminary injunction against a generic company, while the patent was later found invalid. By: Hogan Lovells

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 23, 2023

A Canadian company told a Texas federal court that a life insurance company infringed its telecommunication intellectual property, building onto a three-month patent litigation campaign against companies such as Reddit, Microsoft and Samsung.

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Intellectual Property Patent Litigation 75

McKinsey Operations

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges for insurers in continental Europe. M&A deals with closed-book players can help insurers continue to create value.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

An insurance agency owner and her soon-to-be-ex-husband accused each other of "gamesmanship" in opposing responses in North Carolina Business Court, each arguing that they were responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency that may later be divided up as part of the ongoing divorce.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Seventh Circuit panel has shot down an Illinois marker company's attempt to go after its insurer's attorneys, the latest in a long-running legal fight that began when the insurer refused to defend the company in a 2012 trademark dispute.

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McKinsey Operations

AUGUST 3, 2022

In this report, McKinsey’s Center for US Health System Reform shares its analysis of the individual health insurance market and outlines trends in products, plans, and prices from 2014 to 2022.

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Marketing Marketing Reporting 80

43(B)log

JULY 14, 2023

Stacked UM/UIM coverage permits an insured to aggregate the UM/UIM coverages on all vehicles insured under a policy. But Peck alleged that stacked UM/UIM coverage on a policy insurance for a single vehicle is illusory because the insured receives no benefit for the additional premium.

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McKinsey Operations

JUNE 29, 2022

Teaming can unlock significant value in North America’s life insurance sector, but only if insurance carriers reimagine their distribution model across five dimensions.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our November Insurance Update covers several topics. We’ve seen cases on whether contractors who repair homes can recover directly from insurers through assignments. The Nebraska Supreme Court now considers whether a policyholder can assign to a non-policyholder a cause of action for first-party bad faith.

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McKinsey Operations

APRIL 17, 2023

The commercial property and casualty insurance industry is facing quite a bit of external pressure. But companies have a clear opportunity to reassert relevance.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The post Is There Any Legal Remedy From Ransomware With Cyber Insurance? Ransomware has taken so much of the world hostage and it’s been proving to be difficult to contain, as many corporations have been giving. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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McKinsey Operations

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Decarbonization means a new risk landscape and new strategic skill sets for insurers. McKinsey subject matter experts from around the world discuss the shifts they’re seeing and the road ahead.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 7, 2023

An Arizona federal judge relieved Watford Specialty Insurance Co. of covering two consent judgments between 13 models and two strip clubs, finding that an exclusion in the clubs' policies prevents coverage.

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