Passengers also say that others should have taken it. It calls Zurich, Skanska’s direct primary carrier, the party to which the defense was owed in the first place, pointing to another insurance clause that makes the passengers’ coverage “over and above any other primary insurance available to Skanska as the named insured.” And it accused Star, which insured subcontractor Select Electric, of wrongful refusal – saying that after “years of non-response”, Star rejected the tender on the grounds that there was “no evidence” Select Electric touched the ditch, while ignoring the subcontractor’s own investigative responses, an incident report and a “$450,000 settlement” with the injured worker. Travelers notes that Star’s policy only reaches liability arising from Select Electric’s operations—a broader standard than its own.
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