Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS* & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

RESULTS*

Jeffrey Chomko (Philadelphia, PA) obtained dismissal of a subrogation case involving a claim brought by an E&O insurer on behalf of an insurance agency against a lighting distributor due to its failure to procure adequate insurance coverage. Jeff effectively argued that the plaintiff/subrogor lacked standing to proceed against the distributor as there was no privity among the parties or any duty owed by the distributor to the subrogors. The case was withdrawn on preliminary objections.

*Prior Results Do Not Guarantee a Similar Outcome 

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

On October 9, Dana Gittleman (Philadelphia, PA) and Estelle McGrath (Pittsburgh, PA) co-presented at the Pittsburgh Insurance Club’s annual Pittsburgh I-Day. Dana and Estelle presented “Risk Management for Insurance Agents and Brokers: Best Practices to Avoid Liability.” 

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