Federal Insurance Co. News

Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case

A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in an attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. According to court documents in U.S. District Court for the Middle …

Chubb Agrees to Defend Basketball Hall of Fame Against Unlawful Funding Claims

The Basketball Hall of Fame has succeeded in getting Chubb subsidiary Federal Insurance Co. to defend it in a case accusing the museum of unlawfully securing funds for renovations to its facility. Documents filed in the U.S. District Court for …

Breach Exclusions in E&O Policy Upheld in $1.3M Money Transfer Claim

A company that transferred $1.3 million from a client’s payment fund in response to emailed requests from a hacker has lost its bid for insurance to cover the loss. Pennsylvania-based Construction Financial Administration Services (CFAS) argued that the money error …

Court Orders Chubb Subsidiary to Pay for Merchandise Lost in Warehouse Bankruptcy

Chubb’s Federal Insurance Co. must pay more than $2 million to a fabric company that lost 22 trailer loads of merchandise when the Mississippi warehouse company that stored it, filed for bankruptcy, sold the goods and pocketed the proceeds. A …

Michigan State Sues Insurers Over Nassar Claims Coverage; Stops Victim Payments

Michigan State University has filed suit against 13 insurance carriers over coverage of sexual assault claims by victims of now-imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The lawsuit against the insurers was filed July 26 in Ingham County Circuit Court. Michigan …

Appeals Court Rules L.A. Lakers Not Entitled to Coverage in TCPA Suit

The U.S. Ninth Circuit court of Appeals affirmed Wednesday that the Los Angeles Lakers are not entitled to insurance coverage for class action allegations that the team violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. During a game the team evidently invited …

Insurer for Sandusky Charity in Pennsylvania Argues Over Payouts

An insurance company for a charity founded by Jerry Sandusky argued in a federal complaint last Friday that it should not have to pay legal expenses or claims for the former Penn State assistant football coach now accused of molesting …