Reliance Insurance v. Reider

Opinion

STOUGHTON, J.

The defendant, George M. Reider, Jr., insurance commissioner of the state of Connecticut (commissioner), appeals from the trial court’s judgment reversing his decision ordering the plaintiff, Reliance Insurance Company (Reliance), to pay a loss under a manufacturer’s output insurance policy issued by Reliance to Mariano Brothers, Inc. (Mariano). The commissioner claims that the trial court improperly concluded that (1) the coverages under the policy were severable and (2) Reliance’s failure to file timely notice of cancellation with the Interstate Commerce Commission and…