St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Dr. Raymond Mielke and the Northwestern College of Chiropractic (the “college”) were sued for malpractice. Both St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (“St. Paul”) and National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company (“National”), which had issued . professional liability policies covering Dr. Mielke and the college, provided defense. When the underlying action was settled shortly before submission to the jury, St. Paul contributed $700,000 and National Chiropractic contributed $100,000 to the settlement. Each insurer reserved the right to pursue indemnity or…