Insurer Proves No Duty To Defend Absent ‘Suit,’ But Duty To Indemnify Remains

(November 3, 2017, 1:01 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Although the absence of a “suit” means that an insurer has no duty to defend a general contractor, an Illinois federal judge ruled Oct. 31 that the insurer failed to identify a limitation or exclusion that would preclude its duty to indemnify (Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Kenny Construction Co., No. 15-03524, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180412)....