Highlands Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Elegante Inns, Inc.

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• affirming verdict against insurance agent for negligent failure to procure sufficient insurance after insurance carrier denied claim
• once the parties agree on the insurance to be procured, the insurance agent is under a duty to “exercise reasonable skill, care, and diligence in effecting coverage,” and may be held liable for negligence if he fails to fulfill that duty

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).