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Actions by Insureds Against Brokers: 'Special Relationships'

Two years ago, the New York Court of Appeals issued its seminal decision in &lt;I&lt;Voss v. The Netherlands Insurance Company</I>, holding that a broker could be subject to liability for negligence or other tort claims where such liability would be unattainable in the typical broker-insured relationship.

10 minute read May 01, 2016 at 11:47 AM
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Lisa Bentley
Actions by Insureds Against Brokers: 'Special Relationships'

Two years ago, the New York Court of Appeals issued its seminal decision in Voss v. The Netherlands Insurance Company, 22 N.Y.3d 728 (N.Y. 2014), which put some teeth into the concept of a “special relationship” between an insurance broker and an insured.

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