Every now and then, a business owner asks me to review his company’s coverage program to make sure that adequate protection exists. I always say the same thing. “You’re looking at this all wrong. Buying insurance isn’t about buying protection. Buying insurance is about buying a right to sue an insurance company. Once you accept
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The Duty to Defend an Unclear Pleading
By Gene Killian on
So here’s a frustrating aspect of coverage work. The underlying plaintiff sues the policyholder based on a complaint that was inartfully drafted (which, in some instances, is a nice way of saying that the complaint looks like it was written while the lawyer was tripping on mescaline). The carrier denies coverage because nothing in the…