Legal Opinion
Hartford Casualty Insurance v. New Hampshire Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 17, 1994PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The case prompts us to consider, for the first time in more than forty-five years, the nature of the duty that a primary insurer owes to its policyholder (and, therefore, to a subrogated excess insurer) with respect to the settlement of a third-party claim. A jury returned a verdict in a tort action against an insured substantially in excess of the $500,000 primary coverage provided by the defendant, The New Hampshire Insurance Company. The plaintiff, The Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, which provided excess coverage on the claim, paid $1,500,000 to satisfy its insured’s and its…
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