Century Urges Judge to Reconsider Denial of Motion to Compel Production of Travelers’ Communications with In-House Counsel

HARTFORD, Conn. — Century Indemnity Co. is urging a Connecticut federal judge to reconsider her denial of its motion to compel Travelers Insurance Co. to produce communications with its in-house counsel regarding a reinsurance billing arising from Travelers’ settlement of asbestos claims asserted against Crane Co.

In a Nov. 23 brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Century asserts that the withheld documents are crucial to its defense of Travelers’ breach of contract claims.

Travelers issued six excess policies to its Crane Co., a manufacturer and distributor of industrial equipment. The 1972-75 and 1975-78 excess …