Broker Had Duty To Notify Insurer Of Lead Paint Exposure Claims, 2nd Circuit Says

( November 18, 2025, 8:08 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A district court erred in dismissing a negligence claim against an insurance broker for failure to notify the insureds’ pollution liability insurer of an underlying bodily injury suit stemming from exposure to lead paint at the insureds’ property because the insureds adequately allege that the insurance broker had a duty to inform the insurer of the underlying suit, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said....