Insurance Carrier Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Unpaid Premium

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a deadline to file its opposition to a claim for payment by its insurance carrier. Case: Zurich American Insurance Co. of Illinois v. Accuire Inc., No. 19-17274, 11/02/2020, unpublished. Facts: The Zurich American Insurance Co. of Illinois issued a workers' compensation policy to the former parent of Accuire LLC. Accuire separated from its parent company and sought a short-term workers' compensation policy from Zurich based on the experience modification rating it shared with its former...