- Tsichlis v. Country Life Insurance Co.
Life And Disability Insurance: Definitions Accidental Death
2018 IL App (1st) 170826 (Ill. App., 2018)
Plaintiff life insurance beneficiary failed to provide insurer with “due proof” of insured husband’s death.
- Tunica Pharmacy, Inc. v Maryland Casualty Co.
Estoppel
2015 IL App (1st) 140918-U (Ill. App., 2015)
Class plaintiffs estopped from re-litigating whether coverage exists because they were in privity with the insured by taking an assignment.
- Twenhafel v. State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Fire Insurance: Exclusions
581 F.3d 625 (7th Cir. 2009)
Unambiguous terms that are undefined in a policy are to be given their common and ordinary meaning. The term “in the open” as used in the policy exclusion in this case means being left exposed to or unprotected from the elements.
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Old World Trading Company
Waiver
266 Ill.App.3d 1, 639 N.E.2d 584, 203 Ill. Dec. 264 (1st dist. 1st div. 1994)
Failure to mention late notice defense was not sufficient to support waiver.
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Old World Trading Company
Late Notice: Excess Insurer
266 Ill.App.3d 1, 639 N.E.2d 584, 203 Ill. Dec. 264 (1st dist. 1st div. 1994)
Notice given 32 months after lawsuit was filed was an unreasonable delay as a matter of law.
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Somer
Duty To Defend: Exclusions
342 Ill.App.3d 424, 794 N.E.2d 958, 276 Ill. Dec. 708 (1st dist. 3rd div. 2003)
Policy exclusion extinguished duty to defend under Public Officials Errors and Omissions Liability policy when complaint stated cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty and intentional fraud.
- U.S. Fire Insurance Company v. Zurich Insurance Company
Duty To Defend: Excess Insurer
329 Ill.App.3d 987, 768 N.E.2d 288, 263 Ill. Dec. 528 (1st dist. 5th div. 2002)
Primary insurer no longer owed duty to defend after paying policy limits and was not required to reimburse excess insurer for continuing defense.
- USAA Casualty Insurance Company v. Thomas A. McInerney
Occurrence: In General
2011 IL App (2d) 100970 (Ill. App., 2011)
Insurer owed seller duty to defend in buyer's negligent misrepresentation claim arising from water infiltration.
- USX Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Self Insurance: In General
269 Ill.App.3d 233, 645 N.E.2d 396, 206 Ill. Dec. 391 (1st dist. 5th div. 1994)
Self-insured's promise to indemnify void.
- Uhlich Children's Advantage Network and Darlene Sowell v. National Union Fire Company of Pittsburgh, PA and AIG Domestic Claims, Inc.
Duty To Defend: Estoppel
398 Ill.App.3d 710, 929 N.E.2d 531, 340 Ill. Dec. 880 (1st dist. 3rd div. 2010)
Insurer was estopped under claims-made policy from asserting a “late-notice” defense when it neither defended its insured under a reservation of rights nor litigated the issue in a declaratory judgment action.