Applying Minnesota law, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has denied an insured’s motion to amend its coverage litigation complaint to add a claim for bad faith, holding that coverage under the...more
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida has held that an E&O insurer has no duty to defend an arbitration proceeding seeking to recover amounts owed under contract because the policy’s breach of...more
In an important decision in the world of professional liability (including D&O and E&O policies), the Seventh Circuit recently held that a “contractual liability” exclusion—i.e., an exclusion for claims “based upon or arising...more
Errors and omissions (E&O) and directors and officers (D&O) professional liability insurance policies commonly contain breach of contract endorsements that exclude coverage for claims “based upon or arising out of” a breach...more
On September 23, 2019, the Seventh Circuit acknowledged a common problem with Errors & Omissions (“E&O”) insurance for professional services by finding that an overbroad breach of contract exclusion rendered coverage...more