Insurance claims rejection for failure of insured to submit to examination under oath (US)
15 September 2023
A Massachusetts appeal court refused to uphold an insurer’s fire claim rejection that was based on an alleged failure of the insured to submit to a “reasonably required” examination under oath in the course of investigating the claim because, on the facts, the insured had not wilfully and without excuse refused to present its president and owner for an examination under oath.