1st Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Insured’s Claims Against Insurance Broker

( August 26, 2026, 2:04 PM EDT) -- BOSTON —The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s dismissal of an insured’s breach of contract, negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims against an insurance broker that arose from the insured’s allegations that the broker failed to procure adequate liability insurance to cover underlying claims arising from an accident involving the insured’s boat....