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Policy Rescinded Based on Insured’s Material Misrepresentation in Renewal Application

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An Indiana federal court, applying Indiana law, has held that an insurer could rescind a claims-made-and-reported professional errors and omissions policy based on misrepresentations made by the insured in the policy renewal...more

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Insurance Update - April 2024

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Dominance was the theme of this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, with the UConn men’s team winning back-to-back championships and the South Carolina women’s team reclaiming the title with a perfect record. But let’s not...more

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Lawsuit not a “Related Claim” to Earlier Demand Letter, but Policy Rescinded Based on Material Misrepresentations in Application

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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida has held that an insurer was entitled to rescind a professional liability insurance company where the insured architecture firm made multiple material...more

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Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Denied Where Complaint Plausibly Alleged Rescission of Policies Was Untimely Under Wisconsin Statute

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The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, applying Wisconsin law, denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the insured dentist’s complaint plausibly alleged that the insurer’s...more

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Insurer Entitled to Rescission Based on Insured’s Failure to Disclose Known Lawsuits

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The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, applying Missouri law, has held that, as a matter of law, an insurer is entitled to rescind insurance policies where the insureds failed to disclose two...more

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Insurer Can Rely on Prior Insurance Applications in Support of Rescission Claim Based on Omission in Current Policy’s Application

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An Illinois federal district court, applying Illinois law, has held that an insurer adequately stated a claim for rescission of a professional services policy where underlying litigation revealed that the insured allegedly...more

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Company’s Misrepresentations Warrant Policy Rescission Under Florida Law

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A Florida federal district court has held that an insurer is entitled to rescind a directors and officers (D&O) policy it issued to its insured due to the insured’s misrepresentation of material facts on its application for...more

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“Notice of Cancellation” Meets California Requirements for Notice of Rescission

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A California federal court has held a “Notice of Cancellation” was sufficient to meet the substantive requirements of rescission in California, where the notice informed the insured of misrepresentations on the application...more

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Insurer Deemed to Waive Right to Rescind but Commingling Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claims Against “Innocent” Insureds

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Applying New Mexico law, the Tenth Circuit has held that an insurer that waits over a year to seek rescission after learning of the insured’s actual fraud has waived its right to do so. Evanston Ins. Co. v. Desert State Life...more

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Federal Court Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction Over Rescission Action

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The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has declined to decide whether an insurer properly rescinded an errors and omissions policy after learning of potential claims arising from events that...more

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Insurer Entitled to Rescind Policy Due to Insured’s Failure to Disclose Contract Dispute and Potential Claim on Application

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A California federal district court has ruled that an insurer could rescind a professional liability policy because its insured failed to disclose a customer dispute and potential claim in its application for...more

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Insurer Entitled to Rescind Due to Misrepresentations on Application

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The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has ruled that an insurer could rescind a policy issued after a homeowners association falsely claimed in its application that...more

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The LHD/ERISA Advisor - October 2020: Material Misrepresentations in Life Insurance Policy Application Justified Rescission by...

In Salopek v. Zurich Am. Life Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46857 (D. N.M. March 18, 2020), a New Mexico district court affirmed an insurer's rescission of an individual life insurance policy based on material...more

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Southern District of New York Rejects Claim That a Letter Threatening to Terminate a Reinsurance Agreement Terminated the...

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The Southern District of New York has concluded that an insurer’s threat to terminate a reinsurance agreement if the other insurer to the agreement did not comply with its obligations did not terminate the agreement or give...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Denial Of Judgment Creditor’s Request For Rescission Of Quota-Share Reinsurance Agreement

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Defendant National Farm Financial Corp. agreed to sell Business Alliance Insurance Co. (BAIC) to PSM Holding Corp. After National Farm walked away from the deal, PSM sued National Farm, BAIC, and BAIC’s president, Larry Chao,...more

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Eleventh Circuit Deems Voluntary Dismissal of a Coverage Action Sufficient to Award Attorneys’ Fees to a Policyholder as the...

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In a recent unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision that should serve as a warning to insurers to be sure to resolve all issues before dismissing a coverage action, particularly when involved in the...more

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Are Federal Courts Increasingly Likely to Grant Rescission of Insurance Contracts?

Recent court decisions across a variety of industries highlight the importance of submitting complete and accurate insurance applications and renewals. When submitting an application for insurance, the applicant should...more

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When is Rescission Based Upon Material Misrepresentations The Proper Course of Action?

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Carriers rely on application representations regarding the existence of potential claims. Sometimes, the carrier learns after the fact that an applicant may not have reported all known potential claims. What can/should the...more

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Insurance Recovery Law - January 2016

Despite Finding Policy Application Misrepresentation, Jury Rules Against Policy Rescission - Why it matters: A federal jury concluded that Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company did not have a valid basis to rescind the...more

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Third Circuit Evaluates The Definition Of “Materiality” In Rescission Claims

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In a case on which we previously reported, the Third Circuit recently evaluated the legal standard for determining materiality in a claim for rescission of an insurance contract. The case involved a dispute between two...more

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California Court Issues Mixed Ruling On Cross-Motions In Suit Seeking Policy Rescission

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A California federal district court granted in part and denied in part various motions involving Star Insurance’s action seeking to rescind an insurance policy based upon certain alleged material misrepresentations concerning...more

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