The Ins and Outs of the Tripartite Relationship
Date: Dec 4, 2018
A “tripartite relationship” arises when a liability insurance carrier (insurer) hires defense counsel to represent a policyholder (insured). The multiplex relationship that emerges when an insurer retains counsel to defend its insured has generated confusion among many insurance defense attorneys, such that counsel is often unsure of which duties are owed to whom.
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