In this episode of OnRisk, K&L Gates attorneys Carolyn Branthoover and Max Louik discuss the misrepresentation defense, also known as the rescission defense, a defense that insurers have been aggressively pursuing in recent...more
3/14/2018
/ Commercial Insurance Policies ,
False Statements ,
Insurance Brokers ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Loss Coverage ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Misrepresentation ,
Rescission ,
Risk Management ,
Underwriting
In May of this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a decision that illustrates, once again, the effective use by insurers of the misrepresentation defense to void their policies on the...more