Insurance Companies Grapple over Duty to Defend in Mold Case

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Connecticut General Life Insurance Company has accused Zurich American Insurance Company and Travelers Insurance Company of delay tactics in their response to a motion filed in a declaratory judgment action filed in Connecticut that will determine the insurers' duty to defend plaintiffs in a case concerning a mold-contaminated apartment building in Texas. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Company, et al., No. X03CV010510268S (Conn. Super. Ct., New Britain Jud. Dist.).

The plaintiffs contend that the defendant insurers' attempt to extend their time to respond to the plaintiffs' motion, allegedly in order …