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Broker Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Client $1.34M

An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer that it had been sued cannot expect coverage from that carrier, and it can’t go after the insurance brokerage that sold it the policy either, a federal …

Commentary: N.Y. Court’s Latest Take on Insured’s Duty to Read Policy

The New York Court of Appeals recently found that the insured’s failure to read the insurance policy does not bar claims for broker negligence in failing to procure requested insurance. Almost one hundred years ago the New York Court of …