Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America

Associated Indemnity Corporation (Associated) filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County for declaratory judgment against Insurance Company of North America (INA). Associated requested: (1) a finding that INA unjustifiably refused to conduct Robert Blond’s defense in an underlying personal injury action; (2) an order that INA reimburse Associated for the expenses Associated has incurred in defending Blond to date; and (3) an adjudication that INA’s insurance policy provides Blond primary coverage for an automobile accident which serves as the basis for the underlying personal…