· 7/25/1985
Zuckerman v. National Union Fire Insurance
Citations
- 495 A.2d 395
- 100 N.J. 304
- 1985 N.J. LEXIS 2368
How courts have described this case
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- holding that application of prejudice rule to “claims-made” policy would constitute “unbargained-for expansion of coverage, gratis”
- rejecting application of \appreciable prejudice\ doctrine to expand liability under claims-made policy
- rejecting application of “appreciable prejudice” doctrine to expand liability under claims-made policy
- for an excellent discussion of the discrete issues presented by claims and occurrence made policies
- where policy covered \claims first made against the insured and reported to the [Insurer] during the policy period\ insurer was not required to demonstrate prejudice to deny coverage based on notice given ten months after policy expired
- extension of notice period in claims-made policy creates unbargained-for expansion of coverage
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Judges: Stein
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