Reinsurer Seeks Attorney Fees, Costs Following Finding That No Coverage Is Owed

(May 20, 2021, 9:42 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A reinsurer on May 12 filed a motion for attorney fees in Florida federal court, contending that a self-insured intergovernmental risk management association should be ordered to pay its attorney fees and costs of more than $300,000 incurred to defend itself against the association’s breach of contract suit because the association cannot show that the reinsurer acted in bad faith in making an offer of judgment in 2018 despite the reinsurer’s contention that no coverage was afforded for an underlying civil rights lawsuit....