Insurance Co. Wants Broker’s Subpoena Thrown Out in Superstorm Sandy Lawsuit

MINEOLA, N.Y. — An insurer that provided coverage to a New York restaurant damaged by Superstorm Sandy has challenged a subpoena issued recently in a lawsuit the eatery filed against its broker for misrepresenting that it was covered in the event of a flood loss.

Utica First Insurance Co. moved April 9 to quash the subpoena, arguing that it has not been named a defendant in the lawsuit and that information sought from the insurer’s claims file is irrelevant to the case.

Utica sold a policy to Oceanside Original Bagels Inc. that was in effect when two of Oceanside’s locations …