In the recent decision of Starr Insurance Holdings, Inc. v. United States Specialty Insurance Company, the Supreme Court of the State of New York held that the termination condition applied to terminate coverage in respect of losses allegedly caused to an insured insurance company (itself a holder of a fidelity bond issued by two other carriers) by the insured’s managing general agent (“MGA”)/broker.  Finding that the insured knew of the MGA’s dishonest acts prior to obtaining fidelity coverage, the Court applied the bond’s termination condition to hold that coverage terminated in respect of the MGA as of the inception of

On January 14, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio released its decision in National Credit Union Administration Board v. CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc., following a trial that focused on the issue of the application of the termination provision in a fidelity bond issued to a credit union.  The Court held that, based on facts known to the president of the credit union’s Board of Directors, the provision applied to terminate coverage.  The decision is significant in that knowledge of the manager’s dishonesty was effectively imputed to the president, even though the president was not aware