Supreme Court of New Jersey

Chubb Custom Insurance Company, Federal Insurance Company and Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc…

June 26, 2008195 N.J. 231

Summary

The Court affirmed that a service of suit clause is merely a consent to jurisdiction, not an absolute forum‑selection provision; therefore an insurer may file first and the insured cannot trump that filing, though either party may still invoke forum non conveniens.