The Case: Espedito Realty, LLC v. National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, decided March 26, 2012
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Without Executed Written Contract, Certificate of Insurance Not Enough to Show Additional Insured Status
The Case: Suffolk Const. Co., Inc. v. Illinois Union Ins. Co., 80 Mass.App.Ct. 90 (2011).
Agency Risk Primer: Underinsured Loss Ends A 50 Year Relationship
The Case: Technical Papers Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, January 14, 2012 Why we featured this case: This recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court is an excellent primer on independent agency risk management. What is surprising is that the lessons arise from an insured’s lawsuit against a direct writer, Liberty Mutual. What You […]
Subrogation Issues for Your Insureds To Avoid (with your good advice)
The Case: Sandman v. Quincy Mutual et al., 81 Mass. App. Ct. 188 (2012) decided January 25th, 2012 Quick Refresher: Subrogation is “…the substitution of one person in the place of another with reference to a lawful claim, demand or right.” What You Should Know About This Case: In March, 2004, during a heating oil […]
Life Agent Loses $1,500,000 Appeal on Misrepresentation Suit over Policy Sold to Uncle; SJC Makes First Ruling on Life and Annuity Rescission Statute
January 13, 2012 – The Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the award of damages, prejudgment interest, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs totaling over $1.5m against a Massachusetts life insurance agent, Frederick V. McMenimen, III. The court also reversed the judgment dismissing the G.L. c. 93A claims against three subsidiaries of Nationwide Life Insurance Company […]
