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21May

An Insurer’s Duty to Defend does not Extend to a Construction Claim that Falls Clearly Within a Policy Exclusion

Like most states, Florida follows the rule that an insurer’s duty to defend is separate from and broader than its duty to indemnify for a potentially covered occurrence. Last week, in South Winds Construction Corp. v. Preferred Contractors Insurance...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/an-insurer-s-duty-to-defend-does-not-75277/

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