Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Catherine Dudley v. Hudson Specialty Insurance Company

February 10, 20262026 ME 12

Summary

The court held that Maine's insurance statutes require an insurer to provide written notice of nonrenewal when a policy will terminate at its expiration date, even if the insurer offered renewal and the insured failed to accept it. Because Hudson sent no such notice, the Superior Court erred in granting summary judgment for Hudson. The judgment was vacated and the matter remanded for further proceedings.