Twin City Fire Ins. v. Colonial Life Ins.

This case stems from a dispute over the manner in which one insurance company represented another insurance company in an underlying action alleging the wrongful termination of an employee. It comes to this Court via two certified questions from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Our answer to the first question moots the second question.

I. Factual Background

Twin City Fire Insurance Company ("Twin City") provided commercial general liability ("CGL") coverage to Colonial Life Accident Insurance Company ("Colonial") from 1994-1996. One of Colonial's former…