Follow Us

Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.

Actions by Insureds Against Brokers: 'Special Relationships'

Two years ago, the New York Court of Appeals issued its seminal decision in <I<Voss v. The Netherlands Insurance Company, 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.

X

Thank you for sharing!

Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided.

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. (While it has at times been said that a “broker” represents an insured and an “agent” represents an insurer, this article uses the terms “broker” and “agent” interchangeably.) The Voss court held 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.

Read These Next