Browse Rutkin, Alan S.

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Title	Type	Date	Words
The Buck finds its way to insurers: feeder funds could ask insurers to pay losses that might not be covered.		Sep 1, 2009	554
Skating on thin ice: misrepresentation is not insured because it is not an 'accident.'.		May 1, 2009	536
Claims against lenders will rise: bad loan claims against lenders may be the next big thing to hit the industry.	Column	Jan 1, 2009	510
Waive goodbye to reserved rights: a Kansas court finds a blanket statement has some holes.		Oct 1, 2008	486
Staying dry amid a torrent of claims: insurers must consider practical measures now to prepare for the coming storm related to the subprime crisis.	Column	Jul 1, 2008	538
Subprime crisis fallout: insurers should start preparing now to handle the pending onslaught of insurance claims from the subprime mortgage crisis.	Report	Apr 1, 2008	572
Sticks down! Avoid a penalty: a hockey fight redefines the meaning of the word "accident.".		Jan 1, 2008	568
What's love got to do with it? A lawsuit explores 'alienation of affection' and intentional damages.		Oct 1, 2007	509
Decision: hold, or not to hold: insurers must decide whether a litigation hold is a necessary step in the claims process.		Jul 1, 2007	561
Long-tail scenarios: when is a company entitled to insurance coverage issued to a predecessor company?		Apr 1, 2007	531
Sex, lies and indemnity: unsavory actions on the job bear insurance implications for both the perpetrator and his employer.		Jan 1, 2007	701
Upfront and personal: proper use of the 'personal profit' exclusion must be determined for defense coverage claims in white-collar criminal cases.		Oct 1, 2006	707
It means what it says: not all lawsuits for unsolicited faxes are covered by insurance.		Jul 1, 2006	761
A punch to the wallet: sure, insurance covers assaults and beating, but what about fiscal hostility?	Column	Apr 1, 2006	706
Way out 'West': when a company is scammed, who pays the insurance?		Jan 1, 2006	736
A litigious state of mind: wasting away again in Insuranceville: corporate misconduct leads to a new era in insurance claims.		Oct 1, 2005	726
Degrees of separation: what ties permit one company to claim benefits under a policy issued to another company?	Column	Jun 1, 2005	763
Sowing a lawsuit: a top court rules that when a farmer collects patented seeds, it goes beyond the terms of his liability policy.		Mar 1, 2005	779
He didn't mean to do it, again: the criminal-acts exclusion of a homeowners policy can be found to have very different interpretations.	Column	Dec 1, 2004	762
He didn't mean to do it: intent is an issue that must be considered in coverage of claims in many contexts.		Sep 1, 2004	751
A ruling in the cards: an insurer's duty to defend can be stretched only so far.		May 1, 2004	722
Keeping dry: a mold claim leads the Ninth Circuit to examine the causation and loss-in-progress rule.		Feb 1, 2004	740
A stricter construction: in dealing with construction claims, insurance companies cannot be required to pay for damages that are imminent, only those that have occurred.		Nov 1, 2003	747
Limiting the punishment: after years of being the focus of proposed reforms, the court-imposed limit on punitive damages is significant for insurers. (Loss/Risk Management Insight).		Aug 1, 2003	654
Movable coverage: successor coverage may be narrower than successor liability. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).		May 1, 2003	630
Insuring tangible property: as trade secret theft becomes a greater risk, trade secret coverage becomes a bigger concern. (Loss/Risk Management Insight: Property/Casualty).	Column	Feb 1, 2003	752
The matter of data: a recent court decision rejected the notion that damage to information stored on computers is insured as "property damage". (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).	Column	Nov 1, 2002	703
All in the numbers: a judge has determined that the World Trade Center dispute must go to trial. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).	Brief Article	Aug 1, 2002	705
Unfolding the layers: Terror expenses may follow the Y2K path, with most insureds likely to accept terror prevention as a cost of doing business. (Property/Casualty).	Brief Article	Mar 1, 2002	754
Terrorism propels change: The world trade center catastrophe could lead to further limits or restrictions on existing insurance products. (Property/Casualty).	Brief Article	Jan 1, 2002	736
Risks in the Rail Yard.		Oct 1, 2001	733
Gun Makers May Be Bulletproof.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2001	722
Venting on the Internet.	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2001	742
Occurrences Count.	Brief Article	Jan 1, 2001	714
Policies Must Be Specific.	Brief Article	Oct 1, 2000	733
Internet Law Under Construction.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2000	724
Dancing Around Online Liability.	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2000	730
Insurance Issues Online.		Jan 1, 2000	690