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• Michigan Insurance Update ( June 2000 )
  

  This newsletter updates readers with the state of the law in Michigan relating to insurance issues.

• Failure To Disclose Policy Limits Exposes Liability Carrier To An Excess Judgment, Even Without A Policy Limits Demand ( March 2000 )
  

  This article discusses the Boicourt v. Amex Assurance Company decision whereby the California Court of Appeal held that an insurer had a duty to contact the policyholder to ask permission to reveal the policy limits to a third party in advance of filing a lawsuit.

• Third-party Bad Faith Actions Return To California ( July 1999 )
  

  This alert summarizes the "Fair Insurance Responsibility Act of 2000" which gives third-party plaintiffs the right to sue a tortfeasor's insurance company for bad faith in limited situations.

• Defense Perspectives in Bad Faith Claims ( January 2000 )
  

  A claim for bad faith generally arises out of the handling of some claim under the policy of insu.

• Insurer's Wrongful Failure to Defend Gives Rise to Breach of Contract Action ( December 1999 )
  

  In Mesmer v. MAIF, No. 50 Sept. Term, 1966 (filed 3/11/99) Maryland's highest court held that an insurer's refusal .

• Bad Faith Insurance Claims ( June 1999 )
  

  The term "bad faith" is an unfortunate misnomer that is probably responsible for more confusion than understanding among the bench and bar.

• Comparative Bad Faith ( June 1999 )
  

  TABLE OF CONTENTS Background Illinois Law Regarding Insurer Bad Faith Cramer v. Insurance Exchange Agency Krans.

• Professional Liability Insurance: Liability For Bad Faith Refusal To Settle ( January 1999 )
  

  Evans v. Mutual Assurance, Inc., 7 ALW 35-10 (1970786), 1999 WL 7026 (Alabama Supreme Court, January 8, 1999): Owen.

• The Veil of Tiers: Shareholder Lawsuits and Strategic Insurance Layers ( January 1999 )
  

  This article addresses how the "strategic tiering" of directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance can be a useful consideration in designing an effective risk management program.