Handbook On Insurance Coverage Disputes

In today's insurance coverage litigation environment, the practitioner who needs to determine what is--and is not--covered under various policy provisions is up against some formidable challenges. Literally thousands of cases on insurance issues find their way into courtrooms every year, and the decisions can be as difficult to decipher as they are to track. Find the authoritative guidance you need with Ostrager and Newman's Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes. This three-volume resource helps you quickly and easily pinpoint detailed analysis of lead cases in key jurisdictions, provides excerpts from standard insurance policies, including critical commentary on key provisions, and offers insights into planning and implementation of successful litigation strategies. Ostrager and Newman's Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, Sixteenth Edition addresses today's critical coverage issues, such as: The Insurer's Duty to Defend Trigger and Scope of Occurrence-Based Coverage Bad Faith and Wrongful Refusal to Settle Property Insurance Rights and Obligations of Co-Insurers Insurability of Punitive Damages Excess Insurance and Analysis of Pollution Exclusions Directors and Officers Coverage Employee Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims Make the Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes your one-stop source for the current state of the law on: The effect of a reservation of rights letter...disclaimer and denials of coverage The rules governing all aspects of giving notice of a claim including mechanics of language and timelines Effect of misrepresentations and omissions in insurance applications Reverse bad faith and contributory bad faith Reinsurance The legal issues presented in litigation involving hazardous waste and environmental cleanup Coverage provided by general liability insurance, including personal injury and advertising injury coverage Rules for apportioning the cost of defense among insurers

The Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes has been in a constant state of development and expansion since its original publication in 1988. The continuously evolving scope and content of the Handbook reflects the thousands of decisions rendered by courts on insurance coverage issues over the past quarter century. Since its initial publication, the Handbook has been cited in more than 350 court opinions. The Twentieth Edition of the Handbook reflects numerous recent developments, trends and emerging issues in insurance law across a variety of substantive topics. Noteworthy new cases and in-depth case law analyses have been included in this new updated edition of the Handbook. Additionally, important changes in jurisdictional law on several topics of insurance and reinsurance law are reflected in this edition. Note: Online subscriptions are for three-month periods. Previous Edition: Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, Nineteenth Edition, ISBN 9781454879824

This book provides a comprehensive procedural guide to litigating complex insurance coverage matters. It includes an overview of various insurance policies and issues, followed by detailed practical guidance from some of the leaders in the insurance coverage experience on all aspects of insurance coverage litigation, from discovery through trial and appeals. It also includes supplemental materials, including time-saving forms and examples, on CD-ROM.

The book is written by an impressive team of specialist contributors, Insurance Disputes, 3rd edition is the authoritative book to litigation for both the insurer and the insured.

This two-volume book covers the major legal issues that arise in the commercial insurance coverage disputes. The first volume of the book covers important issues that arise in coverage litigation cases, including the duty to defend, trigger of coverage, notice of a claim or actions, choice of law, punitive damages, number of occurrences, and coverage For The costs of loss mitigation. The topics covered in the second volume include insurance coverage for environmental liability, intellectual property disputes (including business torts), product liability, director and officer liability, and employment discrimination. The book also discusses issues arising under umbrella and excess insurance policies. In addition, alternative methods of recovery are covered (e.g. bad faith, judicial estoppel).