March 24, 2025
United Talent Agency isn't entitled to coverage from Markel American Insurance Co. in an underlying lawsuit alleging the talent company poached a rival's clients, the Ninth Circuit has said, finding the underlying claims involved "willful acts" by United Talent that block coverage under the California Insurance Code.
October 03, 2023
Markel does not owe coverage to a talent agency for a lawsuit alleging the agency poached a competitor's agent and clients, a California federal court ruled, saying the underlying claims fall squarely under a state law that prohibits insurance for willful wrongful acts.
August 15, 2023
United Talent Agency told a California federal court that insurer Markel owes it coverage of a lawsuit alleging that it poached a competitor's agent and clients, arguing that the suit doesn't implicate a state law prohibiting insurance for willful wrongful acts.
January 27, 2022
Markel American Insurance has no duty to defend or indemnify United Talent Agency in a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully poached agents and clients from a competitor, a California federal judge ruled, saying no coverage existed under the insurance policy.