Associated Underwriters of America Agency, Inc. v. McCarthy

Plaintiff, Associated Underwriters of America Agency, appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants Richard McCarthy and Lloyd’s of London (Lloyd’s) Syndicate No. 51 and from the court’s subsequent denial of plaintiff’s motion to reconsider. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff initially filed suit against McCarthy, Lloyd’s, and Moore Brown Barnes, Ltd., alleging a violation of the Illinois Insurance Code (215 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1994)) and retaliatory termination of contract. Defendants moved to dismiss, and plaintiff acquired new counsel and was…