Legal and Regulatory
What Is a Duty to Defend?
Before signing a contract, know what a duty to defend and why it is such a valuable provision, when the duty attaches and when it ends, and the consequences of an insurer failing to defend an insured.
By Mary Bacon
November 19, 2019
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Legal and Regulatory
by Mary Bacon
Mary Bacon is a lawyer at Spencer Fane, LLP focusing on construction law.
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