Friedland v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

We issued a writ of certiorari pursuant to C.A.R. 50 to review the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant, the Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers), and to determine whether the notice-prejudice rule announced in Clementi v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 16 P.3d 223 (Colo.2001) applies to liability policies.1 Although we adopt the notice-prejudice rule for liability policies, in the case before us the insured gave notice of claim and suit to the insurer after the insured had defended and settled the case. In such a circumstance, the delay is unreasonable as a matter…