Judge: Insurer Has Duty To Defend, Indemnify Water Damage Settlement

Mealey's (March 7, 2019, 11:14 AM EST) -- PHOENIX — Finding that one insurer had a duty to indemnify a settlement of a water damage claim while another insurer did not, an Arizona federal judge on March 4 held that the second insurer is entitled to amounts paid to settle the claim against the mutual insured (Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. v. Houston Casualty Co., No. 17-02269, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33873)....