Judge Finds Insurance Agency May Have Breached Duty To Procure Sufficient Policy

Mealey's (August 7, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on Aug. 6 denied an insurance agency’s motion for summary judgment on claims brought by a couple claiming that it should indemnify them for damages from a fire that destroyed their home, finding that genuine disputes exist as to whether the agency breached its duty to procure a policy that would have covered the home (GeoVera Specialty Insurance Co. v. Mariette Joachin, et al., No. 18-7577, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131033)....