Panel Remands Question Over Broader Duty To Defend Homeowners Insurer

Mealey's (May 6, 2019, 1:37 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 1 remanded to a trial court the question of whether a contractors policy or an umbrella policy imposed a broader duty to defend against claims seeking to hold a homeowners insurer liable for its own acts arising out of a contractor’s alleged errors in remediation work (Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. State Farm Florida Insurance Co., No. 18-11652, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 13161)....