Insurance Law Alert Email This Page Overview Our Team Media Overview Our Team Media Simpson Thacher’s Insurance Law Alert is a monthly publication reporting on noteworthy decisions and legislation of interest to insurers and reinsurers. In This Issue Two Federal Circuit Courts Rule That Fraudulent Wire Transfer Losses Are Covered By Liability Policy Applying Texas Law, Delaware Supreme Court Enforces Anti-Assignment Clause To Bar Coverage For Asbestos Liabilities Finding Deductible Provision Ambiguous, Ninth Circuit Rules That Policyholder Does Not Owe Deductible For Each Construction Defect Claim Sixth Circuit Rules That Settlement Offer Is A “Claim” Under Claims-Made Policies Second Circuit Rules That Business Expense Claims Are Barred By Suit Limitation Clause Rejecting Argument That Windows Are “Real Property,” Minnesota Court Rules That “Your Product” Exclusion Bars Coverage For Defective Product Claims Two Courts Hold That Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Non-Traditional Environmental Claims Fourth Circuit Seeks South Carolina Supreme Court Guidance On Scope Of Attorney-Client Privilege In Coverage Dispute To view this month's articles as a PDF, please click here. “The team demonstrates extremely high intellect and provides highly practical advice.” - Chambers USA 2018 (quoting a client) Prior Editions: June 2018 Insurance Law Alert May 2018 Insurance Law Alert April 2018 Insurance Law Alert March 2018 Insurance Law Alert February 2018 Insurance Law Alert January 2018 Insurance Law Alert December 2017 Insurance Law Alert November 2017 Insurance Law Alert October 2017 Insurance Law Alert September 2017 Insurance Law Alert July/August 2017 Insurance Law Alert June 2017 Insurance Law Alert May 2017 Insurance Law Alert April 2017 Insurance Law Alert March 2017 Insurance Law Alert February 2017 Insurance Law Alert January 2017 Insurance Law Alert December 2016 Insurance Law Alert November 2016 Insurance Law Alert October 2016 Insurance Law Alert September 2016 Insurance Law Alert July/August 2016 Insurance Law Alert June 2016 Insurance Law Alert May 2016 Insurance Law Alert April 2016 Insurance Law Alert March 2016 Insurance Law Alert February 2016 Insurance Law Alert January 2016 Insurance Law Alert December 2015 Insurance Law Alert November 2015 Insurance Law Alert October 2015 Insurance Law Alert September 2015 Insurance Law Alert July/August 2015 Insurance Law Alert June 2015 Insurance Law Alert May 2015 Insurance Law Alert April 2015 Insurance Law Alert March 2015 Insurance Law Alert February 2015 Insurance Law Alert January 2015 Insurance Law Alert December 2014 Insurance Law Alert November 2014 Insurance Law Alert October 2014 Insurance Law Alert September 2014 Insurance Law Alert August 2014 Insurance Law Alert Please click here to subscribe to the Insurance Law Alert. By Last Name Show All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z By Category Clear All Solution Corporate Governance Crisis Management Leveraged Finance National Security and Regulatory Practice Privacy and Cybersecurity Private Equity Lifecycle Shareholder Activism Spin-offs Strategic Alternatives UP-C Structures Industry Business and Professional Services Consumer Products Defense Education Energy – Oil and Gas Energy – Power and Infrastructure Financial Services FinTech Healthcare Industrials and Manufacturing Insurance and Reinsurance Media and Entertainment Metals and Mining Real Estate REITs Retail Sovereign Entities Technology Telecommunications Transportation Practice Acquisition Finance Additional Firm Practices Antitrust and Competition – Litigation and Investigations Antitrust and Competition – M&A Asia Litigation Asset Management M&A Banking and Credit Bankruptcy Litigation Capital Markets Complex Commercial Litigation Corporate Corporate – M&A Debt Derivatives Environmental Equity and Equity Linked ERISA Litigation Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Exempt Organizations False Advertising Litigation Financial Institutions Fund Finance Fund Finance Practice Government and Internal Investigations High Yield Initial Public Offerings Insurance and Reinsurance Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Litigation International Arbitration International Regulatory and Compliance Investment Funds Investment Grade Finance Labor and Employment Latin America Law Firm Practice Litigation Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation Personal Planning Private Capital and Special Situations Private Equity Private Funds Product Liability and Mass Tort Project Finance Public Company Advisory Practice Real Estate Registered Funds Regulatory Advice Restructuring and Bankruptcy Securities Litigation Tax Whistleblower and False Claims Act Office Beijing Hong Kong Houston London Los Angeles New York Palo Alto São Paulo Seoul Tokyo Washington, D.C. Position Partner Of Counsel Senior Counsel Counsel Associate Not Yet Admitted Registered Foreign Lawyer Transaction Manager Senior Staff Attorney Administrative View Only Lawyers... View Only Administrative... Filter by: All Partners and Counsel Associates Administrative Close Team Related Practice Areas Related Client Solutions Related Industries Offices Close News & Events Publications Editors Mary Beth Forshaw Partner +1-212-455-2846 mforshaw@stblaw.com Bryce L. Friedman Partner +1-212-455-2235 bfriedman@stblaw.com Karen Cestari Editor kcestari@stblaw.com Insurance Practice: Mary Beth Forshaw Andrew Frankel Lynn Neuner Chet Kronenberg Bryce Friedman Michael Kibler Michael Garvey Tyler Robinson George Wang Deborah Stein Craig Waldman Susannah S. Geltman Elisa Alcabes Summer Craig Related Practice Areas Litigation Insurance and Reinsurance (Practice) Complex Commercial Litigation Insurance and Reinsurance (Industry)