Olivia Alafriz

Washington, D.C., United States

Junior Insurance Reporter at Bloomberg Law

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Insurer Tops Colorado Hospital on Sterilization Claims Coverage

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Olivia Alafriz

A Colorado hospital’s excess insurer isn’t required to pay out its $40 million policy limits to resolve claims against the hospital over its inadequate surgical sterilization procedures, a federal appeals court said. AdHealth Ltd.
Insurer Tops Colorado Hospital on Sterilization Claims Coverage

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Olivia Alafriz

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Firearm Company, Insurer to Settle Case Over NY Ghost Gun Suits

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Olivia Alafriz

James River Insurance Co. and a firearm company it sued in October 2024 agreed to settle a coverage dispute over New York ghost gun litigation. The issues in the matter have been completely resolved and a settlement agreement is being finalized, James River and SCCY Industries LLC said in a Thursday filing in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Discrimination Suit Against State Farm Dropped by Policyholder

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Olivia Alafriz

Class ActionEmailMay 2, 2025, 2:27 PM UTCAn Illinois real estate manager is dropping its lawsuit alleging a State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. unit discriminated against Black policyholders by treating claims in majority-Black ZIP codes throughout the state as presumptively fraudulent. Connectors Realty Group Corp. and State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. filed a joint stipulation of dismissal in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday.
Discrimination Suit Against State Farm Dropped by Policyholder

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Olivia Alafriz

An Illinois real estate manager is dropping its lawsuit alleging a State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. unit discriminated against Black policyholders by treating claims in majority-Black ZIP codes throughout the state as presumptively fraudulent. Connectors Realty Group Corp. and State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. filed a joint stipulation of dismissal in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday.
Property Insurance Dispute Settled, Tossed by New York Court

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Olivia Alafriz

An RLI Corp. unit agreed to a settlement-in-principle in a property insurance dispute that was transferred from Florida to New York federal court in October 2024, according to an order dismissing the case.
Diocese Tells Court to Continue Insurance Case Over Abuse Claims

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Olivia Alafriz

A California federal judge should preserve a Catholic diocese’s declaratory judgment claims against two of its excess insurers in a coverage dispute over sexual abuse litigation, the diocese said. The Allianz SE and Loews Corp. insurance units failed to show their policies capped the total coverage available for underlying claims, the Diocese of Orange told the US District Court for the Central District of California in briefs filed Monday opposing the insurers’ motions to dismiss.
Diocese Tells Court to Continue Insurance Case Over Abuse Claims

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Olivia Alafriz

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Liberty Mutual Drops Processed Foods Coverage Suit Against Mars

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Olivia Alafriz

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Liberty Mutual Drops Processed Foods Coverage Suit Against Mars

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Olivia Alafriz

InsuranceEmailApril 25, 2025, 9:07 PM UTCA Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. unit is dropping its case against Mars Inc. over coverage for a lawsuit alleging the food conglomerate intentionally marketed ultra-processed foods to children despite knowing about possible adverse health consequences. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. filed its notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice Friday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.