Insurers Can Be Vicariously Liable
The Utah Insurance Code suggests that the existence of an agency relationship turns on whether an insurance salesperson is a “producer for the insurer” or a “producer for the insured.”
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Utah Federal Court Applies Fairly Debatable Defense to Third-Party Bad Faith Claim; Finds Utah Law Does Not Prohibit Withdrawal of Defense Under ROR
Contact: Richard A. Vazquez In Allegis Investment Services, LLC v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., 2019 WL 1002364, –F.Supp.3d–, (D. Utah Mar. 1. 2019) Utah Senior Federal District Court Judge Dale A. Kimball granted Indian Harbor Insurance Company’s motion for summary…
Tenth Circuit Finds No Duty to Indemnify Exists without Duty to Defend Under Utah Law; Settlement Agreement Cannot Retroactively Create Duty to Defend
Contact: Richard A. Vazquez The Tenth Circuit recently addressed the scope of insurer duties to defend and indemnify under Utah law in Banner Bank v. First American Title Insurance Company, 916 F.3d 1323 (10th Cir. 2019). As stated by the Tenth…
Utah Statute Provides for Strict Liability Insurance Coverage for Drivers Who Cause Injuries While Suddenly Incapacitated
Lancer Ins. Co. v. Lake Shore Motor Coach Lines, Inc.
Interpretation of an Insurance Policy Term is Not Reasonable if Construed to Cover Illegal Conduct
Compton v. Houston Casualty Co.
Snow Christensen & Martineau Secures UIM Insurer Victory – Evidence of Existence of Uninsured Vehicle must be more than Speculative
Nau v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Illinois