Hartford Accident & Indemnity Insurance v. Washington National Insurance

*79MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETZENDANNER, District Judge:

This diversity action, before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment, requires this court to interpret a critical clause of an insurance contract. Defendant Washington National Insurance Company (“WNIC”) is the holder of a fidelity bond, issued by plaintiff Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (“Hartford”). The bond indemnifies WNIC for losses arising from the fraudulent and dishonest acts of its employees and agents, as those acts are defined in the contract of indemnity. Beginning in 1982, two WNIC agents, Kevin Masteller…