Cocco v. Preferred Mutual Insurance

RULING ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ZAMPANO, Senior District Judge.

This is a diversity action by a physician against two insurance companies arising from their decisions not to honor the physician’s claims, under separate policies of insurance, for losses resulting from a fire at his place of business. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges four counts against each defendant: breach of contract (Counts 1 and 2); violation of the Unfair Claim Settlement Act, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 38-61(6)(a) and (d) (Counts 3 and 4); violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 42-*95110b (Counts 5 and 6); and…