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Second Circuit Determines Letter Threatening Litigation Constitutes a Claim First Made Prior to the Policy Period

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, applying New York law, has held that a letter asserting legal liabilities and threatening litigation constitutes a claim first made prior to the policy period. The...more

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Lawsuit not a “Related Claim” to Earlier Demand Letter, but Policy Rescinded Based on Material Misrepresentations in Application

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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida has held that an insurer was entitled to rescind a professional liability insurance company where the insured architecture firm made multiple material...more

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District of Maryland: Prior Knowledge Exclusion in Policy Application Bars Coverage

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Professional liability insurance policies often contain prior knowledge exclusions, which typically bar coverage when an insured has “knowledge or information of any act, error or omission which may give rise to a Claim.”...more

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Too Soon! First Circuit Finds No Duty To Defend Before Suit Is Filed

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Can something short of the filing of a complaint trigger an insurer’s duty to defend? It’s not an idle question. Uncertainty on this issue could produce an unintended breach, and, in some jurisdictions, breach of the duty to...more

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