Insured Seeks Reversal Of No Coverage Ruling For Au Pair Wage Class Action

Mealey's (April 24, 2019, 1:28 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An au pair broker services company recently asked the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s finding that its errors and omissions professional liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify it against an underlying class action lawsuit alleging that it was part of a nationwide conspiracy to illegally suppress au pair wages, contending that the “prior knowledge” exclusion did not bar coverage because it did not expect to be sued for negligence by one of its au pairs (Berkley Assurance Company v. Expert Group International Inc., 18-14506, 11th Cir.)....