Deer v. National General Ins. Co.

Summary

The court held that the defendants, who had procured the plaintiffs' homeowners policy, did not owe a common-law duty to notify the plaintiffs that the insurer would not renew it. The agency relationship ended when the policy was procured because the defendants had not agreed or affirmatively assured the plaintiffs that they would maintain or renew coverage, and the prior relationship was insufficient by itself to create such a duty. The court affirmed the Appellate Court's judgment; the record contains no separate opinion.