AGA Fishing Group Ltd. v. Brown & Brown, Inc.

TASHIMA, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff AGA Fishing Group Limited (“AGA”) was forced to sell the Georgie J, a scallop fishing vessel, and its scallop license to settle claims against AGA after a crewman suffered debilitating injuries aboard the vessel and recovered a substantial award under the Jones Act. AGA was insured through Defendant Flagship Group, Limited (“Flagship”), but the seaman’s award far exceeded the Protection & Indemnity (“P & I”) coverage in AGA’s policy, which was sold to AGA by Flagship. AGA sued Flagship and Defendant Brown & Brown, Inc., Flagship’s parent company,…