Insurer’s Duty To Defend Church, Elders Is Ongoing, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (November 21, 2017, 1:24 PM EST) -- WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas federal judge on Nov. 13 held that an insurer has not paid its limit as a result of a judgment or settlement of an underlying litigation arising from sexual abuse claims against the pastor of a church and, therefore, the insurer is still obligated to provide a defense to the church and its elders against two underlying lawsuits (Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company v. M.M., a minor by and through his natural mother, et al., No. 16-1362, D. Kan., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187525)....