Yale Club of New York City, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.P.
At issue is whether a letter received by an insured constitutes a “claim” within the meaning of a claims-made insurance policy. Although the term is undefined in the insurance contract, defendant Superintendent of Insurance, as Ancillary Receiver for Reliance Insurance Company, contends that case law dictates that the letter be treated as a claim. Since there is an ambiguity as to what constitutes a claim under the Reliance policy, such ambiguity must be construed against the insurer under the doctrine of contra proferentem. In the context of ongoing attempts by…
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