An insurance brokerage firm is responsible for the wrongful conduct of its agents and employees while they give the appearance that the individual is working on behalf of the brokerage.
In Hawaii, a case arose around two homeowners' insurance policies issued by Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London through its broker Seacoast Brokers of Hawaii LLC, and placed by defendant Harry Wengler, an insurance agent associated with defendant Bishop Insurance Agency, on behalf of plaintiff Steven Vreeken.
The policies purported to insure Vreeken's home in Hauula, Hawaii, from March 3, 2004, through March 3, 2005, and from May 9, 2005, through May 8, 2006. The house collapsed on May 23, 2005, during a structural renovation. Because the original policy had lapsed on March 3, and because the application used to procure the second policy incorrectly stated that there was no renovation work underway, insurers denied Vreeken's claim and a lawsuit followed.
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