Knapp v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., Inc.

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• where insurer reserved its right to seek reimbursement of attorney’s fees and costs, insured’s silence in response to the reservation of rights letter and subsequent acceptance of defense constituted an implied agreement to the reservation of rights
• “Under these circumstances, the Court finds it appropriate to determine that Knapp’s silence in response to Commonwealth’s reservations of rights letter, and subsequent acceptance of the defense provided by Commonwealth, constitutes an implied agreement to the reservation of rights.”
• “[Wjhere an insurer has properly met its duty and subsequently successfully challenges policy coverage, it should be entitled to the full benefit of such a challenge and be reimbursed for the benefits it bestowed, in good faith, to its insured.”
• where insurer reserved its right to seek reimbursement of attorney’s fees and costs, insured’s silence in response to the reservation of rights letter and subsequent acceptance of defense constituted an implied agreement to the reservation of rights

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