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UK High Court ruling underscores cost of broker negligence and clarifies effects of “other insurance” clauses in overlapping...

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A recent ruling from the High Court of Justice (a trial level court) in London, highlights the serious consequences of professional negligence in insurance broking and clarifies how “other insurance” clauses interact with one...more

Wiley Rein LLP

No Coverage for Lawsuit Where “Claim” First Made at Time of Pre-Inception Tolling Agreement

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In a win for Wiley’s client, a New York intermediate appellate court, applying New York law, has affirmed that no coverage is available for a legal malpractice lawsuit because the “claim” was first made before the policy’s...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The California Court of Appeal Interprets the Meaning of “Care, Custody, or Control” in the Context of an Abuse or Molestation...

In 2015, Continental Casualty Company issued a commercial general liability policy to Zongwei Shen dba Nobles Massage Spa. The policy covered Shen (the spa owner) and Zhong Xin (the spa manager and Shen’s wife) for damages...more

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New York Federal Court Holds Prior Knowledge Exclusion Applies Only to Known Claims, Not Facts and Circumstances That Could Lead...

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Applying New York state law, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York held that a professional liability insurer had waived its rescission claims by failing to request additional explanations for...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update — Compilation 2023

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The owners hired a general contractor (GC) insured by Amerisure to build a movie theatre, and the GC hired a masonry subcontractor (Sub) insured by Selective under a primary and umbrella policy...more

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No Coverage for TPA in Claim Arising from Extracontractual Exposure to Insurer

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A federal district court has ruled that a third-party administrator’s professional liability policy does not afford coverage for a claim against the TPA arising from an excess judgment against the TPA’s...more

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Despite Allegation that Law Firm Was Not Providing “Legal Advice,” Complaint Triggers Duty to Defend Under Lawyers’ Professional...

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A California federal court has held that a complaint alleging that a law firm was providing services in a non-legal capacity nonetheless triggered a duty to defend the firm under a lawyers’ professional liability policy,...more

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