Conn. Court Finds Coverage Available Under Missing 1960s Policy

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut's Court of Appeals affirmed April 12 that Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co must provide coverage for decades-old asbestos exposure claims despite the claimant's inability to produce the actual policy. ACMAT Corp. v. Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co., No. AC 25099 (Conn. App.).

ACMAT Corp. filed this declaratory judgment action based on a certificate of insurance issued to ACMAT predecessor Acoustical Materials Corp. The certificate indicated that prior to Jan. 1, 1966, Greater New York had issued a products liability and comprehensive general liability policy to Acoustical, providing bodily injury limits of $500,000 per person …