Publications
To Read or Not to Read (Insurance Policies)? That Is the Question
    
      
              The rule throughout the Commonwealth has long been that an insured’s failure to read the language of an insurance policy does not prohibit them from relying on the representations of an insurance agent in securing insurance.
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
          
  
    
  
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS* & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
    
      
              THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of 
          
  
    
  
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update
    
      
              Retail insurance agent meets standard of care by requesting coverage sought, even if insurer declines to underwrite risk.Weaver Warehouse, LLC v. Gottschalk, et al., 2024 WL 1326499 (Pa. Super. 2024)
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of 
          
  
    
  
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update
    
      
              Even if appropriate insurance coverage is unavailable to obtain in the market, an insurance broker’s duty extends to informing prospective insured that the specifically requested insurance is not available and cannot be procured.
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of 
          
  
    
  
The Expansive Scope of Liability Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law Is Defensible by Requiring Plaintiffs to Meet Their Burden
    
      
              The Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) provides consumers with broad protection from fraud and unfair or deceptive business practices, and it authorizes private causes of action to recover actual damages along
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of 
          
  
    
  
Nothing “Special” About Relationship Between PA Insurance Broker and Insurance Company
    
      
              In Mohanan, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company, 2023 WL 8026106 (E.D. Pa. Nov.
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, November 30, 2023, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
          
  
    
  
Legal Updates for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP*
    
      
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              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, November 2023 has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
          
  
    
  
The Customer Is Not Always Right: Considering the Customer’s Conduct When Defending Insurance Brokers
    
      
              Insurance brokers are usually sued when their customers find themselves without the necessary insurance to protect themselves from suit or damages.
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, November 2023 has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
          
  
    
  
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers - RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
    
      
              RESULTS*
              THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – August 2023 has been prepared f
          
  
    
  
Pennsylvania state court denies stay in action filed against insurer and insurance broker.
    
      
              An insurance broker sought to stay the plaintiff’s negligence action asserted against it pending a determination on the claims of breach of contract and bad faith alleged against the insurer.
              Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – August 2023 has been prepared f