United States: Insurance

Late-stage contract modifications in real estate transactions create significant legal exposure when not properly documented. While repair credits, possession agreements, and closing date extensions are routine for experienced brokers, informal arrangements and verbal understandings can lead to unenforceable agreements, lender rejections, and title complications that surface at the worst possible moment.

For high-earning professionals with years of education, training, and dedication behind them, the ability to exercise their specialized skills and earn income is more fragile than most realize.

A federal district court applying Maryland law held that claims arising out of securities issued by a company to an insured, prior to its acquisition by the insured, were not “Securities Claims” because the company was not a subsidiary of the insured at the time of issuance. Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Old Repub. Ins. Co., 2026 WL 809555 (D. Md. Mar. 24, 2026).

The Reinsurance (E) Task Force (“RTF”) of the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) held a virtual meeting on March 2, 2026 in lieu of meeting in person at the NAIC Spring 2026...

In recent years, ceding companies and reinsurers across major jurisdictions around the world have faced increasing scrutiny from insurance regulators regarding the use of cross-border asset-intensive reinsurance...

On 3 February 2026, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its Consultation Paper on a Supervisory Statement on the Authorisation and Ongoing Supervision...