Inventing Coverage: Intentional Acts Pled As Negligence
Curriculum:
Casualty Campus
State Approved CE Credits:FL NC
Monday 1:30 - 3:00
Tuesday 3:30 - 5:00
Regina DePumpo,
VP-Claims
Great American P&C Group, Glen Allen, VA
John Mumford,
JD, Partner
Hancock Daniel, Glen Allen, VA
- Analyze the duty to defend when an intentional act is pled as negligence, including those situations where there are alternative counts (e.g. battery and negligence) and where an intentional act might be covered
- Assess the impact of a criminal plea or conviction on coverage where an otherwise intentional act is pled as negligence in a subsequent liability suit
- Conduct an investigation into an intentional acts claim, including how to discover sources of information from law enforcement and other officials investigating the incident
- Adjust an intentional acts claim pled as negligence in context of settlement negotiations, mediations, and trial