Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company, part of Travelers, sued Zurich American Insurance Company in the Southern District of New York on May 8, 2026. Travelers wants a judge to declare that Zurich must defend and pay for Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation in more than 20 lawsuits tied to a gas explosion in Wappingers Falls, New York, on November 2, 2023. It also wants Zurich to repay the defense costs Travelers has been footing in the meantime.
Travelers sues Zurich over who pays in gas explosion lawsuits
