Concord Hospital v. New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'n

The plaintiff, Concord Hospital (hospital), appeals the Superior Court’s {McHugh, J.) ruling that three professional liability insurance policies issued by the defendant, New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association (JUA), do not cover the expense of defending certain lawsuits filed against the hospital after the policies expired. The issue before us is whether these policies afford such coverage, where the hospital reported the incidents giving rise to the lawsuits to the JUA during the policy periods. We hold that the policies do provide such coverage and, therefore,…