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The Reservation of Rights and Denial Letters
Whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant in a tort case, you can count on being on the receiving end of a reservation of rights...
Oct 14, 20247 min read


Rabih Hamawi: From Insurance Agent to Insurance Lawyer
Sometimes seminal moments in one’s life can change a career path. For Rabih Hamawi (Story Class, 2015), who at the time, owned and...
Oct 25, 20234 min read


Occurrence-Based and Claims-Made Insurance Policies
Generally, there are two types of liability insurance policies: occurrence-based and claims-made policies. Occurrence-based are the more...
Jun 2, 20236 min read


Insurable Losses: Fortuity, Loss in Progress, and Known Risk
Author’s note. This article is the first of what is intended to be a continuing series on topics related to insurance and indemnity law...
Feb 24, 20235 min read


MiLW Announces its Class of 2020 Up & Coming Lawyers
This program honors Michigan lawyers who have established a name for themselves by displaying the ambition, drive, and accomplishments...
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Michigan Lawyers Weekly: Insurer’s Failure to Pay Leads to Settlement, Sanctions
This is an action for damages arising out of a fire that destroyed plaintiff Antwan Herman’s commercial property and his business...
Sep 13, 20203 min read


Coronavirus (Covid-19) And Business Income Insurance
March 26, 2020—Over the past week, I have received many calls from business owners asking if they may recover Business-Income losses...
Apr 20, 20203 min read


Michigan's Renewal Rule: The Insured's Last Resort
According to the Insurance Information Institute, insurance companies wrote total net premiums of $1.2 trillion in 2017.1 Based on my...
Mar 1, 20197 min read


An Insured's Post-Loss Duty to Cooperate in Property Insurance Policies
Most property insurance policies, such as homeowners, dwelling fires, or commercial property policies, contain many duties and...
Jan 1, 20188 min read


“Other Insurance” Clauses in Property and Liability Insurance Policies: Frequently Misunderstood
Most property and liability insurance policies contain “other insurance” clauses that insurers insert to restrict or limit their liab...
Apr 2, 20175 min read
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