Judge: Fraud Exclusion Permits Insurer To Pursue Coverage Suit Against Insured

Mealey's (February 8, 2017, 4:59 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware judge on Jan. 30 found that an insurance policy’s fraud exclusion unambiguously permits the insurer to pursue a coverage action against its insured to determine its financial responsibilities to the insured, denying the insured’s motion for summary judgment as to two of the insurer’s counterclaims in a dispute arising from claims that the insured violated the False Claims Act (FCA) (Gallup Inc. v. Greenwich Insurance Co., No. N14C-02-136FWW, Del. Super., 2017 Del. Super. LEXIS 46)....