CITY OF NEW YORK v. GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY

Nos. 7770, 111104/09.

95 A.D.3d 732 (2012)

945 N.Y.S.2d 83

2012 NY Slip Op 4096

CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Appellants, v. GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 29, 2012.


Under Insurance Law § 3420 (d) (2), an insurer wishing to deny coverage for death or bodily injury must "give written notice as soon as is reasonably possible of such disclaimer of liability or denial of coverage." "When an insurer fails to do so, it is precluded from disclaiming coverage based upon late notice, even where the insured has in the first instance failed to provide the insurer with timely notice of the accident" (Hunter Roberts Constr. Group, LLC v Arch...

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