Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Fontaine

Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly concluded that a loss of consortium claim is covered under the terms of a professional liability insurance policy covering claims that arise “because of bodily injury.” The plaintiff, the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association (association), brought this declaratory judgment action to determine its obligation to pay a loss of consortium claim brought in connection with a medical malpractice action that had been commenced by the named defendant, Carol Fontaine, and her husband, Thomas Fontaine. The association…