The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight

Welcome to our Winter installment of The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight, “A Year in Review.” In this edition, we look back on significant legal issues from the past year relating to insurance and women professionals. For example, we had the pleasure of sitting down with AIG’s Lucy Fato to hear about her philosophy on female leadership in the insurance industry. Looking back, Lucy’s strong focus on communication and relationships within the industry has been key to her success. We also reflect on an ongoing, hot button social issue, the #metoo movement and its crossover with insurance. As our readers know, coverage often turns on policy interpretation – we invite our readers to prepare for cold weather claims with our articles on snow removal and transmission and distribution lines. 2018 also brought with it new California rules that may affect insurance companies and litigation. We review both the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and California’s Revised Rules of Professional Responsibility. Finally, we take a look at a current high-stakes litigation, which questions the scope of the Insurance Commissioner’s authority to interpret California’s Unfair Insurance Practices Act.

We hope you enjoy this edition’s offerings and we welcome your feedback on topics and areas of interest for upcoming issues.

In This Issue

• Interview with Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AIG
• The Broadening of California’s Unfair Insurance Practices? A Review of Pacificare Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Jones
• Coverage Implications of the #MeToo Movement
• Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Get Damaged?
• The (Already) Amended California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018’s Dramatic Changes to the Privacy Landscape and What This Means for Businesses
• Change of Policy: California’s New Rules of Professional Responsibility Broaden Bases for Disqualifying Former Counsel

In our latest edition of The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight, we consider the coverage implications of spring showers and other water-related hazards. Our areas of focus include: floating pools, ice dams, mudslides and surface water. Additionally, we discuss the role played by gender and race in the allocation of “office housework.” Finally, we share an upcoming opportunity to connect with women in the industry and members from our team.

We hope you enjoy this edition’s offerings and we welcome your feedback on topics and areas of interest for upcoming issues.

In This Issue

• Spring Cleaning: Making Sure Everyone Does Their Share of Office Housework
• Ice Be Damned
• Under Pressure: When Spring Showers Cause Floating Pools
• When It Rains It Pours – Leaving Surface Water Behind