Federal Judge: Policy Void From Beginning; No Coverage Owed For Sexual Abuse Claims

( June 23, 2026, 12:21 PM EDT) -- OCALA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida held that the undisputed record demonstrates that an insurer properly rescinded insurance policies due to an insured’s material misrepresentations and has no duty to defend or indemnify the insured under the policies that were void ab initio for claims arising from an underlying sexual abuse lawsuit that was brought against the insured’s owner and manager....