New Hampshire Insurance v. Hanover Insurance

This appeal involves an insurance coverage dispute between plaintiff, New Hampshire Insurance Company (New Hampshire), and defendant, Hanover Insurance Company (Hanover), regarding the priority of coverage as between two insurance policies. Hanover appeals from the trial court’s decision that the umbrella policy issued by New Hampshire was an excess policy over and above the primary commercial general liability policy issued by Hanover, thereby entitling New Hampshire to reimbursement of $450,000 paid to settle the underlying case, plus prejudgment interest. We affirm. The relevant facts…