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Partner Michael Menapace Weighs in on Recent Connecticut Supreme Court Ruling for the Connecticut Law Tribune
On September 9, 2025, Partner Michael Menapace was quoted in the Connecticut Law Tribune article titled, “Dissenting Judge Calls Majority Opinion on Insurance Brokers’ Liability ‘Antiquated.'”
Commenting on the Connecticut Supreme Courtโs decision that insurance brokers are not obligated to inform clients when their homeowners insurance provider intends to non-renew a policy, Michael says, “There’s already legislation that requires insurers to notify policyholders that a policy is about to be non-renewed or canceled.” He added, “The duties of an insurance broker or an agent are already established in common law.”
Michael notes that the criticism of the current precedent as antiquated could also be called “long-established,” and the Supreme Court made the right decision. He says, “It seems to me that the dissent was really interested in expanding the duties that a broker owes to a policyholder. And … the majority saw no reason to do that.”
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