Recently, the attorney for a family office asked for my help with a situation. The family wanted to transfer/sell two $10 million survivor life policies to another trust for planning purposes. The ...

Policyholders, don’t lose track of the appraisal provision in your insurance policies. At least that is what the panel in 50 Exch. Terrace LLC v. Mt. Vernon Specialty Ins. Co. seemed to be saying.

At the midpoint of the year, it's always helpful for agents and advisors to perform a broad assessment of their annual goals and modify their sales and marketing strategies accordingly. Based on ...

Jewelry loss can happen at any time. A bracelet can be stolen from a car, a jewelry box can be ransacked during a home invasion, an earring back can become loose on a night out, or a gemstone can be ...

When insurance companies and repair shops can’t agree, it’s often the driver who loses. And as a key consumer protection quietly disappears from some auto policies, that problem could get even worse.

Insurance policies provide for appraisal as a means to resolve disagreements as to the value of a loss, a procedure that legislatures long have included as part of the standard fire policy. An ...

Climate change is reshaping the insurance landscape in ways most homeowners never imagined possible. The financial giants that once eagerly wrote policies for beachfront properties and coastal ...

James C. Larew is a lawyer in Iowa City and Des Moines. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Tragic tornadoes ripping through south-central Iowa on March 5, 2022, resulting in loss of life and property ...