Recent Publications - Michael P. Welch
June 8, 2020 |
On June 5, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an emergency regulation aimed at assisting insureds who sustained damages from the looting and vandalism that has taken place throughout the state in recent days. The regulation, Amendment Seventeen to 11 NYCRR 216 (Regulation 64), requires New York State-regulated insurance companies
Read MoreApril 2, 2020 |
The economic realities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced our government at both the federal and state level to take unprecedented action. And, despite congressional passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Cares Act), with its corresponding infusion of $2 trillion into the national economy, governors and other state officials,
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020 |
As the country continues to absorb the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial property insurers are already experiencing an influx of claims, mostly for business interruption.
There is likely little to no coverage available under most standard commercial property policies for these types of claims. Most commercial property policies provide coverage for lost income or
Read MoreJune 30, 2012 | |
In recent years, there has been uncertainty as to the standards to be applied when automobile repair shops challenge the conduct of automobile insurers in regard to the negotiation and payment of collision repair costs. In Nadel v. Allstate Insurance Company, 2012 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1527 (N.Y. App. Term 2d Dep’t 2012), the Appellate
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2011 | | |
Recently, our clients have seen an increase in insurance claims where an insured, who has previously filed for bankruptcy, subsequently sustains a first-party property loss and seeks indemnification for the loss. There are several important issues to consider when investigating claims of this nature, including whether the insured has fraudulently valued the insurance claim
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2011 | |
The attached decision, issued on December 20, 2010 by Judge Lewis Kaplan, granted summary judgment to Fireman’s Fund and dismissed plaintiff’s Complaint. Rivkin Radler attorneys Michael Troisi, Michael Versichelli and Michael Welch represented Fireman’s Fund.
Plaintiff, Sharon Lissauer, sustained losses as a result of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Over the course of many
Read MoreDecember 31, 2010 | |
Patchen v. Government Employees Insurance Company, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
On January 7, 2011, United States District Court Judge Arthur Spatt granted GEICO’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ Complaint. Rivkin Radler attorneys Evan H. Krinick, Michael P. Versichelli and Michael P. Welch represented GEICO. The case presented an important issue that has
Read MoreApril 30, 2010 | |
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Litigation & Appeals Law Alert – May 2010
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Read MoreApril 15, 2010
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What Insurers Need To Know When Investigating and Adjusting Mortgage Claims
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