The Policy

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2010 Articles

Case names and holdings December 2010 A list of the cases in this issue, organized alphabetically.
Case names and holdings October 2010 A list of the cases in this issue, organized alphabetically.
Case names and holdings August 2010 A list of the cases summarized in this issue.
Case names and holdings June 2010 Case citations and holdings for the cases summarized in this issue.
Case names and holdings March 2010 Case citations and holdings for the cases summarized in this issue.
Case summaries December 2010 Summaries of the cases in this issue.
Case summaries October 2010 Summaries of the cases contained in this issue.
Case summaries August 2010 Recent cases of interest for insurance practitioners.
Case summaries June 2010 Recent cases that affect the insurance industry.
Case summaries March 2010 Recent cases that affect the insurance industry.
The curious relationship between arbitration and insurer bad faith under Illinois law By David M. Kroeger August 2010 There is something unsettling about an arbitration clause that is silent on the issue of bad faith being construed in a way that potentially immunizes an insurer from liability for its bad faith conduct.
Disputed coverage and an insurer’s duty to settle By Carol Proctor March 2010 Few courts have addressed the issue of whether an insurer can settle the covered counts of a complaint, leaving the non-covered counts, and withdraw its defense of the insured.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste December 2010 A note from Managing Co-editor James T. Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste October 2010 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste August 2010 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste June 2010 An introduction to the issue from The Policy's Managing Co-Editor.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste March 2010 An introduction to this issue from the newsletter's Managing Co-Editor, James T. Nyeste.
Illinois Supreme Court upholds coverage based on late notice By Robert T. Park December 2010 A close look at the recent Illinois Supreme Court case of West American Insurance Co. v. Yorkville National Bank.
Selected Insurance Provisions in the 2010 Health Care Reform legislation By James T. Nyeste June 2010 An explanation of the legislation’s major changes to the private health plan and insurance system.
A separate coverage limit for the loss of consortium claim? By James T. Nyeste October 2010 Most liability policies provide coverage for damages on account of “bodily injury” and “property damage.” Whether your client’s loss of consortium claim is entitled to a separate “per person” limit, in whole or in part, or whether it is subject to the same limit the insurer is offering on her husband’s physical injury claim, will depend on the policy’s definitions of “bodily injury” and the “per person” limit.
Words and phrases index of cases December 2010 A list of the cases in this issue, organized according to subject.
Words and phrases index of cases October 2010 A list of the cases in this issue, organized according to subject.