Indiana Panel:  Claims Against Insolvent Insurer Must Be Filed In Liquidation Case

Mealey's (September 28, 2022, 1:44 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana appellate court affirmed a trial court order granting an insolvent New Hampshire insurer’s request to dismiss a declaratory judgment insurance coverage suit filed against it, finding that because Indiana law requiring “full faith and credit to an out-of-state Liquidation Order” takes precedence over an Indiana trial rule identifying the essential parties in a claim for declaratory judgment, claims must be filed in the liquidation proceeding....