The U.S. law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Seaman—Chicago-based partner and co-chair of Hinshaw's global Insurance Services Practice Group—and Sarah Anderson have been named Top Authors in the Insurance category of the 2023 JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards.

Hinshaw partner Rory Jurman and associates Sarah Anderson and Peter Lewis recently authored a Law360 Expert Analysis discussing a new Russian law allowing Russia to place aircraft leased from foreign companies on the country's aircraft register and the significant implications this law will have on insurers. The law was passed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February and the sanctions being placed on Russia by a series of nations in response.

Scott Seaman, Hinshaw partner and Chicago-based co-chair of Hinshaw's Global Insurance Services Practice Group, and associate Sarah Anderson have co-authored a byline in Mealey's Litigation Report titled, "The State of COVID-19 Coverage Litigation In The United States: Insurers Are Prevailing In Coverage Cases, But COVID-19 Still Is Contributing To Social Inflation."

Hinshaw partner Scott Seaman and associate Sarah Anderson have put together a series of articles covering key trends and developments currently impacting the U.S. insurance industry. In Part One, they review the significant impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria—often referred to simply as sustainability.

In this White Paper, we consider the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) implications for insurers of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. EPA. In its ruling, the court found that the EPA did not have the necessary authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions via the "best system of emission reduction" identified in the Clean Power Plan.

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, things are still looking good for insurers in the COVID-19 coverage litigation battle.  

On March 22, 2022, the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division, First Department reversed a trial court order which had held an insurer—ordered to accept service on behalf of a defunct policyholder—was liable for the entire amount of settlements later reached with asbestos claimants. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Jenkins Bros., 2022 NY Slip Op 01968, 2022 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1846 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Mar. 22, 2022).