Aleksa NOA, Author at NOA Insurance

Progressive Express Insurance loses appeal over bad faith claims handling in multi-party crash case

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Progressive Express Insurance loses appeal over bad faith claims handling in multi-party crash case An insurer’s attempt to settle a multi-claimant case went nowhere fast—and Florida’s appeals court says that wasn’t good enough The Florida Third District Court of Appeal has sided with a lower court in a case scrutinizing how Progressive Express Insurance Company […]

New York Marine wins court order forcing Millennia Assurance to post $4.75M collateral

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

New York Marine wins court order forcing Millennia Assurance to post $4.75M collateral A regulatory penalty, a $4.75 million shortfall, and a clash between insurers—now one must pay up In a decision handed down May 29, 2025, a New York appellate court ordered Millennia Assurance, Inc. to deposit $4,753,758.02 into a trust account, siding with […]

California Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Lead to 4,800 Stolen Vehicles Recovered

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Joint law enforcement operations in Bakersfield, Oakland, and San Bernardino have made 6,727 arrests, recovered 4,842 stolen vehicles and confiscated 313 dangerous firearms, according to an announcement from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. The ongoing joint law enforcement operations took place in Bakersfield, Oakland and San Bernardino. Through state, county, and city partnerships, the California […]

California court tosses Travelers’ arbitration order in Yankees workers’ comp case

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

California court tosses Travelers’ arbitration order in Yankees workers’ comp case A dispute over insurance coverage for a former Yankees player is back on the table after a California court found Travelers jumped the gun on arbitration A California appellate court has put the brakes on Travelers Indemnity Company’s attempt to shift a workers’ compensation coverage dispute […]

Searing Heat in California and West Threatens to Break Temperature Records

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

A short-lived heat wave will send temperatures soaring across California and the U.S. West through the weekend, elevating power demand and raising the risk of health impacts. At least 26 daily records may be broken or tied across the West on Friday and Saturday, with temperatures forecast to reach 102F (39C) in California’s capital […]

Lawsuit Says Zealous Honolulu PD Arresting Drivers for DUI Even When Sober

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

The Honolulu Police Department said it will review all impaired driving arrests after the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a lawsuit alleging officers are arresting sober drivers in an overzealous focus on making drunk-driving arrests. In recent years Honolulu officers have arrested “scores” of drivers who show no outward signs of impairment, […]

Companies face mismatch between D&O limits and risk – The Baldwin Group

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Companies face mismatch between D&O limits and risk – The Baldwin Group Overinsuring persists even as median settlements trend sharply lower The Baldwin Group has released the 2025 Directors & Officers (D&O) Benchmarking Report, providing detailed insights into insurance trends across public companies segmented by industry and market capitalization. The report, now in its […]

Nurse Showed COVID Was Work-Contracted, West Virginia Supreme Court Rules

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she provided sufficient evidence that she contracted it in her workplace and not outside of work. Brittany Foster did not have to prove that as a health care worker she was […]

Elutia v. Medtronic: Delaware court rules on indemnity and insurance obligations in FiberCel lawsuit

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Elutia v. Medtronic: Delaware court rules on indemnity and insurance obligations in FiberCel lawsuit A supplier sued Medtronic after its insurer covered millions in costs over a recalled medical product A Delaware Superior Court has delivered a partial win for Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. in a contract dispute over insurance and indemnity obligations tied […]

Lawsuit Says Former Trident Exchange CEO Was ‘Self-Dealing’ on IT Work

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

A lawsuit filed by the parent company of Florida-based Trident Reciprocal Exchange charges that the insurer’s former CEO and co-founder secretly funneled more than $400,000 to her and her husband’s accounting firm for computer services that turned out to be plagued with problems. “Despite her clear conflict of interest, Maria Moller never disclosed to […]