Maritime Insurer Seeks Rehearing In Suit Seeking Recoupment Of Benefits Paid

( October 30, 2023, 12:55 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insurer seeks a panel rehearing challenging the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling that it has a duty to pay the maintenance and cure under a maritime protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance policy for a seaman’s injuries that he incurred while employed on a lift boat, arguing that the court’s ruling “draws a line” in P&I coverage and that this line “will create significant challenges in the marine insurance industry for both underwriters and assureds.”...