Monkey in the Middle: COVID-19 Liability of Insurance Intermediaries

Learn about the potential liability of brokers and agents as insurance intermediaries begin to find themselves in the crosshairs of COVID-19-related claims.  

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• COVID-19 Liability of Insurance Intermediaries Checklist
  Review the key elements involved in an insurance intermediary’s potential liability for pandemic-related claims. This checklist focuses on both the claimant’s perspective and defense of claims.

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  Examine issues that arise in claims that may be brought by clients who seek an intermediary’s services to obtain insurance, including typical legal theories used, general pleading requirements, defenses, matters of proof, and damages.  

• Claims Process Duties and Responsibilities of Brokers and Agents
  Analyze what is required from insurance intermediaries in the claims process for property and casualty claims.

• Insurance Representative’s Liability to Third Parties
  Assess the potential liability of insurance representatives to third parties where a claimant asserts a claim against an intermediary for failing to procure insurance or failing to obtain insurance in a sufficient amount or proper type for a tortfeasor.

• Vicarious Liability of an Insurer for Insurance Representative Actions
  Get a grasp on the vicarious liability that may attach to an insurer by statute, by contract, or through respondeat superior for the actions or inactions of an insurance representative.  

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