Matthew Lewis | Carlton Fields In Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Krajewski, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted summary judgment in favor of an insurance carrier due to false statements provided by the insured on his application of insurance. In March 2022, Michael Krajewski sought insurance for his masonry business, Mike’s… Continue reading D. Conn. Court: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Over False Masonry Application
Category: Duty to Defend
Eighth Circuit Rules That CGL Policy Does Not Cover Abuse of Process Claim Under Minnesota Law
PropertyCasualtyFocus On March 17, 2026, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held in General Star Indemnity Co. v. Toy Quest Ltd. that the commercial general liability insurer had no duty to defend an “abuse of process” claim related to the insured’s intervention in a separate garnishment action by a third party. The underlying claim involved a third-party… Continue reading Eighth Circuit Rules That CGL Policy Does Not Cover Abuse of Process Claim Under Minnesota Law
Insured’s Motion To Stay Coverage Action Denied Where Duty To Defend Is Based On Allegations Against Insured
Lauren Maldanado | Wiley The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, denied an insured’s motion to stay an insurer’s declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration that it owed no duty to defend. Landmark Am. Ins. Co. v. Reprod. Genetics Inst. Inc., 2025 WL 2855214 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 8, 2025). The… Continue reading Insured’s Motion To Stay Coverage Action Denied Where Duty To Defend Is Based On Allegations Against Insured
Court Resolves Carriers’ Dispute Over Which Must Defend
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The court agreed with Travelers that Lloyd’s had a duty to defend the underlying personal injury case. Travelers Indem. Co. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118445 (S.D. N. Y. June 23, 2025). Jerome Avenue owned a multi-tenant property in the Bronx,… Continue reading Court Resolves Carriers’ Dispute Over Which Must Defend
The Broader The Better – How Broad Is the Duty To Defend?
Adriana Perez and Cary D. Steklof | Hunton Andrews Kurth It is common knowledge in the insurance industry that an insurer’s duty to defend is broad. Recently, a U.S. District Court reminded us just how broad that duty is when it held that a complaint with only two scarce factual allegations triggered an insurer’s duty… Continue reading The Broader The Better – How Broad Is the Duty To Defend?