Excess Insurer’s Policies Provide Only Duty To Indemnify, Not Defend, Judge Says

Mealey's ( May 19, 2023, 2:06 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — An excess insurer’s policies only require the insurer to indemnify its insured for covered claims and does not require the insurer to defend against claims, a California federal judge said in partly granting the excess insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a groundwater contamination coverage suit....