12/12/2025 6:55:16 PM Hidden Pedestrian, Clear Liability: Lessons on Pedestrian Right-of-Way from the BC Court of Appeal By Banveet Kalkat Basmadjian v. Kovac, 2025 BCCA 360 marks an important reaffirmation of pedestrian protections under section 179 of the Motor Vehicle...
12/10/2025 11:33:09 PM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Homeowners Market Data Call (C) Task Force By J.J. Silverstein Matt Citrin The Homeowners Market Data Call (C) Task Force (the “Task Force”) oversees the Homeowners Market Data Call and is responsible for...
12/10/2025 9:04:10 PM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Cybersecurity (H) Working Group Receives Comments on Cyber Event Notification Portal By J.J. Silverstein Matt Citrin On December 10, 2025, the Cybersecurity (H) Working Group met to discuss, and receive comments regarding, its proposed Cybersecurity...
12/10/2025 8:07:39 PM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Producer Licensing (D) Task Force Receives Report on NIPR Expansion and Changes By J.J. Silverstein Julia Ditkoff In an efficient meeting on December 10, 2025, the Producer Licensing (D) Task Force received a report from the National Insurance...
12/10/2025 5:52:39 PM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (B) Working Group By J.J. Silverstein Julia Ditkoff The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (B) Working Group (the “Working Group”) monitors developments related to the Mental...
12/10/2025 12:02:10 AM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Climate and Resiliency (EX) Task Force By J.J. Silverstein Julia Ditkoff The mission of the Climate and Resiliency (EX) Task Force is to serve as the coordinating NAIC body for discussion and engagement on...
12/9/2025 11:50:09 PM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Reinsurance (E) Task Force Discusses Implementation of Actuarial Guideline LV for Testing Adequacy of Reserves in Life Reinsurance By Austin Neal J.J. Silverstein Benjamin Schwab On December 9, 2025, the Reinsurance (E) Task Force, which reports to the Financial Condition (E) Committee, met to discuss, among other...
12/9/2025 11:11:11 PM NAIC Fall Meeting Update: Third-Party Data and Models (H) Working Group Exposes Risk-Based Regulatory Framework for Third-Party Data and Model Vendors By J.J. Silverstein Matt Citrin On December 9, 2025, the Third-Party Data and Models (H) Working Group, which reports to the Innovation Cybersecurity and Technology (H)...
12/9/2025 10:47:21 PM Stopping the Shrink: The Eighth Circuit Holds Soot Can Cause Direct Physical Loss or Damage, Stemming the Tide of COVID-19 Insurance Law Jurisprudence By Nicholas Insua Richard Lewis About a year ago, we wrote about property insurance coverage shrinking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We focused on how the near...
12/4/2025 8:15:37 AM UAE CCL Reforms: Introducing Multi-Class Shares, Drag / Tag Rights, Deadlock Solutions and Governance Continuity By Mo Nawash Alex Reid The UAE has enacted Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2025 amending Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021 on the Commercial Companies Law (CCL)....
12/3/2025 11:02:53 PM The BC Supreme Court Reinforces a Plaintiff’s Duty to Exercise a Modicum of Awareness For Their Own Safety in Petrunia v. Pensionfund Realty Limited, 2025 BCSC 2345 By Iqra Azhar Background The recent decision of Petrunia v. Pensionfund Realty Limited, 2025 BCSC 2345 is a welcomed reminder that while occupiers...
12/3/2025 3:15:56 PM Summit Commercial Solutions raises $7.5m in Series A funding By Kate Wang Canada based commercial insurance brokerage raised $7.5m in Series A funding led by IA Capital.
12/3/2025 3:11:47 PM Angle Health raises $134m in new funding By Kate Wang San Francisco based health insurance startup raised $134m in new funding led by Portage.
12/3/2025 3:09:27 PM Curative raises $150m in Series B funding By Kate Wang Texas based health insurance startup raised $150m in Series B funding led by Upside Vision Fund.
12/2/2025 5:28:54 PM The BC Supreme Court Reinforces The Duty to Disclose Atypical Risk in Commercial Contracts in Kate Energy Holdings Inc. v. Energetic Services Inc., 2025 BCSC 2286 By Amrit Kalra Background Can the cost of damaging an old used trailer come at a new trailer price tag? The BC Supreme Court says no in Kate Energy...
11/25/2025 10:28:40 AM Always in Season: Luxury, Fashion, and the Law — Insurance coverage: Never out of fashion By Benjamin Fliegel Chris Mosley Elizabeth Bowman Co-authored by John Ellison, Benjamin Fliegel, Chris Mosley, Carolyn Rosenberg and Elizabeth Bowman. Luxury fashion houses operate with...