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SNR Denton on DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co.: Insurer Faced with Multiple Claims Exceeding Policy Limits Must Seek to Minimize Insured’s Financial Exposure
Posted on 27 Feb 2012 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co. applied Rhode Island's unique standard for an insurer's duty to settle to multiple claims exceeding limits. In doing so, it adopted the minority rule that such... Read More

Tags: multiple insurance claims , DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance , excess liability , best interests of the insured , SNR Denton , fiduciary duty , William Barker , bad faith claims , Rhode Island , excess judgment , duty to settle , policy limits

Responding to Independent Counsel Arguments Based on R.G. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co.
Posted on 1 Mar 2011 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Counsel for insureds are likely to use the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in R.G. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 679 (Jan. 14, 2011), as a basis to argue for broader... Read More

Tags: excess liability , R.G. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co. , SNR Denton , William Barker , independent counsel , good faith , Conflict of interest

SNR Denton on DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co.: Insurer Faced with Multiple Claims Exceeding Policy Limits Must Seek to Minimize Insured’s Financial Exposure
Posted on 27 Feb 2012 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co. applied Rhode Island's unique standard for an insurer's duty to settle to multiple claims exceeding limits. In doing so, it adopted the minority rule that such... Read More

Tags: multiple insurance claims , DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance , excess liability , best interests of the insured , SNR Denton , fiduciary duty , William Barker , bad faith claims , Rhode Island , excess judgment , duty to settle , policy limits

Responding to Independent Counsel Arguments Based on R.G. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co.
Posted on 1 Mar 2011 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Counsel for insureds are likely to use the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in R.G. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 679 (Jan. 14, 2011), as a basis to argue for broader... Read More

Tags: excess liability , R.G. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co. , SNR Denton , William Barker , independent counsel , good faith , Conflict of interest