TIG Insurance v. Blacker

At issue in this appeal is whether the defendant’s application for professional liability insurance contained misrepresentations that increased the insurer’s risk of loss, thereby allowing the insurer to rescind the policy. We conclude that the insurer is entitled to a declaration that it may rescind, and affirm the Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment in the insurer’s favor.

Background. The uncontroverted facts contained in the summary judgment record may be summarized as follows. On October 29, 1996, the defendant, attorney Lawrence L. Blacker, submitted an application to the…