Insolvent Insurer Owes $1M To Contractor For Breach Of Duty To Defend, Panel Says

(December 7, 2020, 1:13 PM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — An insured contractor is entitled to $1,092,250.09 for an insolvent insurer’s breach of its duty to defend the insured against a defective work lawsuit and a resulting judgment, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held Dec. 3 (Franjo Vernic v. Lincoln General Insurance Company, No. 4 LIN 2017, Pa. Cmwlth., 2020 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 755)....