Selective Ins. Co. of the Se. v. Member's Prop., Inc.

1 Citing case

  1. Creation Supply, Inc. v. Selective Ins. Co. of the Se.

    14 C 8856 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 17, 2017)

    Selective argues that "Section 155 does not apply where: (1) there is a bona fide coverage dispute; (2) the insurer asserts a legitimate policy defense; (3) the claim presents a genuine legal or factual issue regarding coverage; or (4) the insurer takes a reasonable legal position on an unsettled issue of law." (citing Citizens First Nat. Bank of Princeton v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., 200 F.3d 1102, 1110 (7th Cir. 2000); Providence Hosp. v. Rollins Burdick Hunter of Ill., Inc., No. 92 C 8096, 1994 WL 675008, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 30, 1994); Selective Ins. Co. of the Se. v. Member's Prop., Inc., 2016 IL App (1st) 143436-U ¶ 12; Int'l Ins. Co. v. City of Chi. Heights, 643 N.E.2d 1305, 1312 (1994)). Thus, Selective contends that it merely followed Illinois law, which "states [that] an insurance carrier that questions whether it has an obligation to defend an insured is expressly entitled to file a declaratory judgment action . . . to determine whether such a duty exists."