Insights

Delaware’s Insurance Data Security Act: A Growing Trend of Data Privacy and Cyber Security Regulation of the Insurance Industry

On July 31, 2019, Delaware Governor John C. Carney, Jr. signed the Insurance Data Security Act (“IDSA”)...

Governor Cuomo Signs the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act and the Identity Theft Prevention and Mitigation Services Act into Law

On Thursday, July 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law two bills that require...

Data Breach Amendments to the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act Signed by Governor Murphy

On May 10, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an amendment to the New Jersey Consumer...

New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds “Unavailability of Insurance” Rule in Continuous Trigger Cases Even When Insured Continued to Manufacture Dangerous Products After Insurance Was No Longer Available

On June 27, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a decision in Continental Ins. Co. v....

Insurance Bad Faith Bill Passes New Jersey State Senate

On June 7, 2018, the New Jersey State Senate passed the “New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act” by...

Vendor Vexation

NJ Supreme Court Finds Actual Harm Required for a Plaintiff to be an “Aggrieved Consumer” Under TCCWNA Statute

On April 16, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a significant ruling interpreting the state’s Truth...

NY and NJ Appellate Courts Address Hot Button Insurance Issues

Appellate courts in New Jersey and New York issued several noteworthy opinions this week, which may impact...

New York’s Highest Court Holds that N.Y. Insurance Law § 3420 Extends to Certain Policies Issued and Delivered Outside New York

On November 20, 2017, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in Carlson v. Am. Int’l Group,...