When a liability insurer seeks a declaratory judgment on whether it has a duty to defend and indemnify an insured, and the district court enters an order finding a duty to defend but putting off a decision on the duty to indemnify, is that nonfinal order subject to interlocutory appeal? In James River Insurance Co….
Tag: Exclusions
When Choosing a Policy with a “Prior Acts” Exclusion, Buyer Beware
Bank directors ended up with no insurance coverage in Zucker v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co., 2017 WL 2115414 (11th Cir. May 16, 2017). The Eleventh Circuit, applying Florida law, applied a “prior acts” exclusion from D&O coverage to allegedly fraudulent transfers which were made after the policy’s inception date but which arose out of bank…
Insurer Liable for Intoxicated Employee’s Accident Under General Permissive Use Clause
An employee may be covered by an employer’s auto insurance policy as a permissive user even though the employee violates a company policy prohibiting driving while intoxicated. The Eleventh Circuit, in Great American Alliance Insurance Co. v. Anderson, 2017 WL 521560 (11th Cir. Feb. 8, 2017), assessed conflicting cases under Georgia law, but determined that a general permissive…