Insurer's Delay in Denying Coverage Justified by Need for Investigation
In Hermitage Ins. Co. v. Arm-ing, Inc., (NY App., 2nd Dept., Dec. 11, 2007), court held that insurer’s two-month delay in disclaiming coverage occasioned by its need to investigate to determine when its insureds received notice of the accident was reasonable under Ins. Law 3420(d); however, insureds raised issues of fact whether they notified the plaintiff of the claim as soon as practicable, as required by the relevant insurance contract sufficient to defeat summary judgment.
