Federal Judge Grants Default In Insurer’s Suit Against Grounded Rum Runner’s Owner

Mealey's (April 28, 2023, 11:38 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge granted GEICO Marine Insurance Co.’s (GMIC) motion for default judgment in a suit against its insured boat owner, seeking a declaration that it has no duty to provide coverage when the insured applied for insurance and claimed seaworthiness after his boat, a Luhrs Boat Cruiser Rum Runner, was already grounded and taking on water, finding no reason to suggest that the owner’s failure to answer the complaint “is due to anything other than Defendant’s willful negligence.”...