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Freiberger Haber LLP

Primer on Insurance Broker Liability (How can You Insure Proper Insurance Coverage)

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Folks buy insurance to minimize loss in the event of occurrences that may cause injury to individuals or property. I would venture to say that most of the time, insureds do not read their policies and do not know the precise...more

Marshall Dennehey

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

Cozen O'Connor

Claims Notes: July 2025

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Jones owned an eight-acre property with a half-acre pond in front of his house. Hatcher, a broker, offered to secure cheaper insurance, asking Jones to sign a single-page application without questions. Hatcher inspected and...more

Clark Hill PLC

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

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The Customer is Not Always Right: Considering the Customer’s Conduct When Defending Insurance Brokers

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Insurance brokers are usually sued when their customers find themselves without the necessary insurance to protect themselves from suit or damages. While brokers can face liability in certain scenarios, they have defenses...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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