Insurance Guaranty Association Intervention Denied In Hurricane Coverage Suit

Mealey's (May 5, 2023, 12:16 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana federal magistrate judge denied the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association’s (LIGA’s) motion to intervene in a homeowner’s suit against a now-insolvent insurer seeking coverage for hurricane damage to her home, finding that LIGA “is not an intervenor of right” because LIGA’s statutory rights as an intervenor did not apply until after the insurer was deemed insolvent, which occurred after the suit was filed....