Professional Services, ERISA Exclusions Do Not Bar Coverage, 1st Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (January 18, 2019, 9:30 AM EST) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 16 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a business and management indemnity insurance policy’s professional services and Employment Retirement Income Security Act exclusions do not relieve the insurer of its duty to defend its real estate investment vehicle insured against underlying claims for negligence and ERISA violations (Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Timothy L. Byrne, et al., No. 18-1526, 1st Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 1440)....