Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Insurer, Brokers Concocted ‘Kickback’ Scheme

Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 9:48 AM EDT) -- HONOLULU — In four separate orders, a federal judge in Hawaii on Sept. 26 dismissed insureds’ lawsuit seeking coverage for property damage stemming from the May 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, rejecting the insureds’ assertion that a homeowners insurer and brokers conducted a deceptive “kickback” scheme that resulted in their purchase of “essentially worthless” coverage (Stephen G. Aquilina, et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's Syndicate #2003, et al., No. 18-00496, D. Hawaii, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165863)....