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CGL Insurer Can’t Avoid Covering Employer for Negligent Hiring of Employee Who Committed Intentional Wrong, California Supreme Court Says

By statute, California law holds that willful misconduct—where an insured intends to cause someone harm—is not insurable as a matter of public policy. For years, insurance companies have sought to expand this prohibition to exclude coverage where anyone acts deliberately, regardless of the intent of the insured, or the insured’s…