Hood v. Cotter

KIMBALL, Justice.

hWe granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the coverage provision in a claims-made medical malpractice liability insurance policy, which denies coverage for medical malpractice that occurred during the policy period but was first made and reported after the policy period, violates La. R.S. 22:629. That statute prohibits any condition, stipulation or agreement in an insurance contract from limiting a right of action against the insurer to a period of less than one year from the time when the cause of action accrues in connection with all insurances unless…