Reinsurer Answers Amended Complaint in Flood Damage Coverage Action

PHOENIX — Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) has answered an amended complaint filed by a hotel demanding coverage for flood damage, denying allegations that it is directly liable for the damage via its reinsurance agreement with the hotel’s insurer.

In a June 6 answer filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, HSB also asserted various affirmative defenses, asserting that the claims are barred and or limited by the terms of the underlying policy, and that Midtown Hotel Group LLC failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

Midtown sued its …