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Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual

Comprehensive coverage, expert guidance

Product Number: 2000255B00
Publication Date: 8/23/2024
Edition: 4th Edition 2024
Copyright: © 2024 MCLE, Inc.
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Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual

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The Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual was produced through the collaborative efforts of more than two dozen leading practitioners. It addresses not only the most important types of liability policies (such as automobile, homeowner's, commercial general liability, professional liability, environmental, and employment practices), but also a series of issues that are essential to understanding how these policies work in practice, such as what duties are imposed on insurance companies, policyholders, and agents and brokers; how declaratory judgments are used to resolve conflicts over coverage; and what ethical responsibilities are imposed on attorneys involved in an insurance defense case. The Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual is your essential guide to one of the most challenging and pervasive areas of Massachusetts practice!

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- Update: August 2024
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your library with the 2024 edition of the Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual. This latest version brings updated resources within your immediate reach—for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions.
  
  Highlights from the many issues addressed in this edition include
  - the scope of the exclusion for ride-sharing services set forth in Massachusetts personal automobile insurance policies;
  - interpretation of the term "physical abuse" in a homeowner's insurance policy as applying to exploitation or misuse of power, but not to assault (punching and kicking of the victim);
  - recent case law on compliance with the strict notice requirements of claims-made policies, even if the insurer had actual notice of the claim;
  - interpretation of the "other insurance" clause in a homeowner's policy where there are multiple insurance policies covering the same loss;
  - the inclusion of "misappropriation of funds" exclusions in professional liability insurance policies;
  - interpretation of "suspension of operations" clauses in the context of an insured's responsibility to mitigate losses under a property insurance policy;
  - recent case law clarifying the scope of an insurer's duty to defend the insured;
  - a holding that damages "caused by bodily injury" do not include attorney fees awarded in a Chapter 93A action in which the plaintiff alleged bodily injury;
  - an insurer's obligation to conduct a prompt and reasonable investigation in preparing to extend a settlement offer;
  - guidance to insurers restricting their adjustments of premiums or risk classifications based on a provider's offering reproductive health care services in Massachusetts; and
  - the scope of exclusions for violations of law in insurance coverage for employment-related practices.
  We trust that you will find this latest version of the Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual an invaluable resource for your busy practice.
  
  Cordially,
  
  MCLE Press
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 expand

Basic Elements of the Insurance Contract
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James P. Hoban, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP

Chapter 02 expand

Automobile Insurance
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Kathryn Anbinder Covarrubias, Esq., Law Offices of Roberta Fitzpatrick

Chapter 03 expand

Homeowner’s Liability Insurance
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Carol A. Griffin, Esq.,

Exhibit 3A
- Sample Reservation of Rights Letter Buy Form

Exhibit 3B
- Sample Nonwaiver Agreement Buy Form

Chapter 04 expand

Commercial General Liability Policies
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Rachel J. Eisenhaure, Esq.,

Chapter 05 expand

Professional Liability Insurance Issues
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Daniel Conte, Esq., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
David A. Grossbaum, Esq., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Chapter 06 expand

Reinsurance
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John T. Harding, Jr., Esq., McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC

Exhibit 6A
- Glossary of Common Reinsurance Terms Buy Form

Chapter 07 expand

Excess Insurance
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Carol A. Kelly, Esq., CRICO/Risk Management Foundation

Chapter 08 expand

Environmental Coverage Disputes
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William A. Schneider, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP

Chapter 09 expand

Obligations of Insurer and Policyholder
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Creighton K. Page, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP
Martin C. Pentz, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP

Exhibit 9A
- Court’s Order Staying Litigation in Eastern Enterprises v. Hanover Insurance Co. Buy Form

Exhibit 9B
- Court’s Order Staying Discovery in Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. RohmTech, Inc. Buy Form

Exhibit 9C
- Court’s Allowance of Protective Order in American Policyholders Insurance Co. v. Nyacol Products, Inc. Buy Form

Exhibit 9D
- Court’s Order Staying Litigation in Hometown America, LLC v. Starnet Insurance Co. Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Insurance Brokers and Agents
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Richard E. Quinby, Esq., Barton Gilman LLP
Natalie Newsom Sullivan, Esq., Barton Gilman LLP

Chapter 11 expand

Declaratory Judgment Suits
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Nancy D. Adams, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC
Kim V. Marrkand, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC

Chapter 12 expand

Ethical Considerations
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Gilda Tuoni Russell,

Chapter 13 expand

Bad Faith Claims Handling—G.L. c. 93A and G.L. c. 176D
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Thomas F. Maffei, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Chapter 14 expand

Insurance Regulation
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Robert A. Whitney, Esq., McAngus, Goudelock & Courie LLC

Chapter 15 expand

Insurer Insolvency
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Kurt Michael Mullen, Esq., Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Chapter 16 expand

Fidelity and Surety Bonds
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John P. Connelly, Esq., Hinckley Allen LLP

Chapter 17 expand

Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Practices
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Robert A. Whitney, Esq., McAngus, Goudelock & Courie LLC

Exhibit 17A
- Insurance Services Office’s Employment-Related Practices Exclusion (Form CG 21 47 07 98) Buy Form

Exhibit 17B
- Insurance Services Office’s Employment-Related Practices Liability Coverage Form (Form EP 00 01 04 98) Buy Form

Exhibit 17C
- Lexington Insurance Company’s Employment Practices Liability Policy (Form LEX-CM-EPLIT (ED.06/95), LX0557) Buy Form
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Ralph T. Lepore, III, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, Boston

Janice Kelley Rowan, Esq., Enstar Group, Boston

Robert A. Whitney, Esq., McAngus, Goudelock & Courie LLC, Boston

Author(s)

Nancy D. Adams, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston

John P. Connelly, Esq., Hinckley Allen LLP, Boston

Daniel Conte, Esq., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Boston

Kathryn Anbinder Covarrubias, Esq., Law Offices of Roberta Fitzpatrick, Boston

Rachel J. Eisenhaure, Esq.,

Carol A. Griffin, Esq., Watertown

David A. Grossbaum, Esq., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Boston

John T. Harding, Jr., Esq., McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC, Boston

James P. Hoban, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP, Worcester

Carol A. Kelly, Esq., CRICO/Risk Management Foundation, Boston

Thomas F. Maffei, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston

Kim V. Marrkand, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston

Kurt Michael Mullen, Esq., Pierson Ferdinand LLP, Boston

Creighton K. Page, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Boston

Martin C. Pentz, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Boston

Richard E. Quinby, Esq., Barton Gilman LLP, Boston

Gilda Tuoni Russell, Los Angeles

William A. Schneider, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP, Boston

Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston

Natalie Newsom Sullivan, Esq., Barton Gilman LLP, Boston

Robert A. Whitney, Esq., McAngus, Goudelock & Courie LLC, Boston

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Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual

Comprehensive coverage, expert guidance

Massachusetts Liability Insurance Manual

Comprehensive coverage, expert guidance

Choose Format:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Basic Elements of the Insurance Contract

Automobile Insurance

Homeowner’s Liability Insurance

Exhibit 3A

Exhibit 3B

Commercial General Liability Policies

Professional Liability Insurance Issues

Reinsurance

Exhibit 6A

Excess Insurance

Environmental Coverage Disputes

Obligations of Insurer and Policyholder

Exhibit 9A

Exhibit 9B

Exhibit 9C

Exhibit 9D

Insurance Brokers and Agents

Declaratory Judgment Suits

Ethical Considerations

Bad Faith Claims Handling—G.L. c. 93A and G.L. c. 176D

Insurance Regulation

Insurer Insolvency

Fidelity and Surety Bonds

Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Practices

Exhibit 17A

Exhibit 17B

Exhibit 17C

Editor(s)

Author(s)