In a June 16, 2026 ruling, the court sided with the broker. Leaning on the Delaware Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Kaufman v. C.L. McCabe & Sons, Inc., Resident Judge Jeffrey J. Clark held that a negligent procurement claim accrues when the carrier delivers the allegedly defective policy, not when it later denies coverage. The wrongful act is the placement, the court reasoned; the denial is only the harm that follows.
Delaware court starts broker lawsuit clock at policy delivery, not denial
By Awais
