Markel Insurance Company v. Secret Harbor

  1. March 10, 2025

    Insurer May Be Liable For Coverage Of School Abuse Suits

    A Washington federal judge said an insurer may still be liable for covering underlying claims of physical and sexual abuse against staff at a boarding school for troubled youth on the state's Cypress Island, because one policy year unlike others was missing an endorsement requiring connection to a particular location.

  2. January 30, 2025

    Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage For Boys Home Abuse

    An insurer told a Washington federal judge Thursday that it should be off the hook for coverage in an underlying case involving sexual abuse claims at home for boys because the alleged harm occurred years before the first policy was issued to the group home operator.