The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, applying California law, has held that a retroactive date endorsement limited coverage to $1 million if a claim involved wrongful acts occurring prior...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, has held that an exclusion for claims arising out of any access to or disclosure of any person’s “confidential or personal information” bars...more
On remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, applying Virginia law, has held that a bump-up provision in directors and officers liability...more
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has held that there is no coverage for a claim the insured knew about in July 2019 but failed to report to the insurer until November 2020 — after the expiration of the policy period....more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, applying Mississippi law, has held that noncompliance with a 30-day notice provision in an asset protection policy does not bar coverage unless the...more
A Utah federal district court, applying Utah law, has held that a malpractice action “resulting from” or “incident to” a court’s decision to assess sanctions on an insured law firm for its violation of a discovery rule...more
A California federal district court has held that a capacity exclusion in a D&O policy did not bar coverage for a claim against insured executives alleged to have taken actions for the benefit of another company because they...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held that, under Florida law, no coverage was available under a claims-made policy for a claim that “correlates” to a claim made before the policy period....more