Silk v. City of New York

—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerald Held, J.), entered February 25, 1992, inter alia, granting plaintiff Republic Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment, in Action No. 2, declaring it has no duty to defend or indemnify Dennis Holm, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Insurance Law § 3420 (d) requires that written notice of disclaimer be given as soon as reasonably possible after the insurer learns of the grounds for disclaimer of liability or denial of coverage (Bernstein v Allstate Ins. Co., 199 AD2d 358). Here, the insured was involved in an…