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It has long been the rule, under Pennsylvania law, that an insurer’s duty to defend is determined “solely” by the allegations in the “four corners” of the complaint against the insured. Kvaerner Metals Div. of Kvaerner U.S., Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 908 A.2d 888, 896 (Pa. 2006). A corollar

with the goal of lowering car insurance rates and making streets safer by taking uninsured and unsafe drivers off the road.16 There is no proof, however, that Live Stop has accomplished either of these goals. In fact, as of 2014, Philadelphia had the tenth highest car insurance rates in the nation.17

Philly’s problematic “Live Stop” policy. When a Philadelphia motorist is found to be driving without a valid license or registration, the Police Department tows and impounds the car. The driver must pay — sometimes upwards of $1,000 — to get the car back, in addition to any fines resulting from the violation. State law does not …

10-Q&A Episode 7: Interview with The Funny Insurance Man Randy Maniloff, Attorney at White and Williams, LLP and Temple Adjunct Professor by 10-Q Staff In this episode, Jon Shahar sits down with Randy Maniloff (’91) to discuss his wonderful world of insurance law, his interviews with some of the most influential attorneys of our day, and his …

The availability of coverage under liability insurance is the backbone and close companion of the tort system. Students will be introduced to the following insurance lines: general liability, professional liability/malpractice, homeowners and auto. The most common claims under each line will be discussed and the principal disputes that arise.

Pennsylvania created one such policy in 2002 when it introduced language into its vehicle code explicitly barring undocumented residents from obtaining licenses.3 Several years later, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation revoked licenses, including those obtained without a social security number, although the Department had routinely

Insurers have a number of tools at their disposal to change the behavior of their policyholders. This should be relatively unsurprising. Once an insurer indemnifies a policyholder from loss, it is the insurer’s money at risk, not the policyholder’s—if the policyholder suffers a loss, the insurer mus

LAW 0549: Insurance LawSummer 2023 • Section 51 • CRN 11617. LAW 0549: Insurance Law. Insurance Law is designed to introduce students to the basic principles governing the creation, sale and enforcement of the most common forms of insurance in the U.S. Students will be introduced to the following insurance lines: personal liability …

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It is also a surprising and unintended outcome of policymakers, who since at least Reconstruction and with much fanfare in the 1996 welfare reform touted marriage for the poor as a self-help measure and poverty cure. It is these same government policy makers, however, who make marriage impossible. Low-income people tend to marry each other.