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Fiduciary Duty Negligence Insurance Litigation

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Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – CASE LAW UPDATE

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Federal Court Applies Blumberg to Distinguish Accrual of Negligence and Fiduciary Claims in Insurance Agent Dispute - Romero v. Kinsale Ins. Co., No. 25-20084-CIV, 2025 WL 837820 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 18, 2025) - In a recent...more

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Texas Court Holds Late Notice Bars Coverage

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, applying Texas law, has held that an insured’s late notice of a claim bars coverage, rejecting arguments that (i) the initial complaint did not constitute a...more

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Construction One-Minute Read: What If Your Insurance Carrier Negligently Provides Insufficient Coverage?

On October 18, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court clarified when the statute of limitations begins to run on a claim for negligent procurement of insurance by an insurance agent or broker. In American Family Mutual Insurance...more

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S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Insurer’s Claims Against Reinsurance Broker Under Economic Loss Doctrine, Finds No Special Relationship

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A New York federal court has dismissed a ceding insurer’s counterclaims against its reinsurance broker, finding the insurer’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary were barred by New York’s economic loss doctrine, and...more

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District Of South Carolina Denies Motion To Dismiss Action Involving Fronting Relationship

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Applying Delaware law, a South Carolina District Court found Plaintiff had properly pled its causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence/gross negligence and negligent misrepresentation...more

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