Court Says Question Exists as to Whether Parties Intended to Include Bodily Injury in Asbestos Exclusionary Clause

HARTFORD, Conn. –– A Connecticut federal court has denied a motion for summary judgment filed by New England Reinsurance Corp., saying that a reservation of rights letter has raised a genuine issue of fact as to whether the parties intended to include bodily injury in an exclusionary clause relating to asbestos claims.

In the Jan. 16 ruling, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut opined that the letter raised a question regarding whether the contracting parties’ intent is reflected in the exclusionary clause.

New England Reinsurance filed the action, asking the federal court to declare that an exclusionary …