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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Mar. 7, 2009

Got Coverage?

The peculiar rules governing insurance law sometimes make it hard to determine who or what is actually covered.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Peter S. Selvin

Fundamental to any case involving insurance recovery is determining whether the claimant seeking the recovery is in fact an insured. Where the named insured seeks the recovery, this presents no issue. But there are a variety of variations on this theme where the results are often counter-intuitive, illustrating the peculiar rules often applicable in the insurance context.

For example, liability policies ofte...

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