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SNR Denton on Seventh Circuit Holds That Where Policy Language Was Not Clear, Insurer Had Duty to Defend Even Though Self-Insured Retention (SIR) Was Not Exhausted; Denial of Defense Was Vexatious
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Ordinarily, when a liability policy has a self-insured retention ("SIR"), the insurer's duty to defend does not attach until the SIR is exhausted. But, in American Safety Casualty Insurance... Read More

Tags: attorneys’ fees , Duty to Defend , insurance coverage , SNR Denton , William Barker , bad faith claims , American Safety Casualty Insurance Co. v. City of Waukegan , vexatious , self-insured retention

SNR Denton on Seventh Circuit Holds That Where Policy Language Was Not Clear, Insurer Had Duty to Defend Even Though Self-Insured Retention (SIR) Was Not Exhausted; Denial of Defense Was Vexatious
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Ordinarily, when a liability policy has a self-insured retention ("SIR"), the insurer's duty to defend does not attach until the SIR is exhausted. But, in American Safety Casualty Insurance... Read More

Tags: attorneys’ fees , Duty to Defend , insurance coverage , SNR Denton , William Barker , bad faith claims , American Safety Casualty Insurance Co. v. City of Waukegan , vexatious , self-insured retention