Posted on 05.11.26

Insurer asks court to drop pipeline contractor’s defense

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, May 11, 2026
By: Tez Romero

Fortegra Specialty Insurance is asking a federal judge to let it walk away from defending a contractor sued over a Pennsylvania pipeline leak.

The carrier filed a declaratory judgment complaint on May 8, 2026 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky against its insured, Natural Energy Field Services. Fortegra wants a ruling that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the firm in eight lawsuits tied to a leak on the Sunoco Twin Oaks Pipeline.  Read more.

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