Panel: Underlying Suit Fails To Allege Negligence As To Professional Services

(September 18, 2020, 1:25 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois appeals panel on Sept. 16 held that the alleged conduct that forms the basis for an underlying claim does not qualify as adjuster services pursuant to a professional liability insurance policy, affirming a lower court's summary judgment ruling in favor of the insurer in its declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for a negligence lawsuit brought against its insured (RLI Insurance Company v. Acclaim Resource Partners LLC, No. 4-19-0757 and 4-19-0785, 4th Dist., Ill. App., 2020 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1554)....

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