MBIA Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London
MBIA Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London
Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
I. INTRODUCTION
MBIA, Inc. (“MBIA”) brings this diversity action against certain underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (“Lloyd’s”), Lexington Insurance Company (“Lexington”), and Wurttembergische Versicherung AG (“WurttVers”) (collectively, known as the “Underwriters”) for breach of contract and declaratory judgment.
Underwriters now move to dismiss the Complaint for lack of subject matter juris
II. BACKGROUND
A.The Parties
MBIA is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Connecticut, with its principal place of business in Armonk, New York.
B. The Policies
MBIA purchased a Primary Financial Institutions Professional Indemnity Policy (No. 07GPOM2520)
C. Definitions
The Primary Policies provide: “Underwriters shall pay on the behalf of the Assureds for Loss resulting from any
A “Claim” is “any judicial, administrative proceeding (including any appeal therefrom) and written demands for monetary, non-monetary or injunctive relief against any of the Assureds in which they may be subjected to a binding adjudication of liability or any settlement agreed by Underwriters for damages or other relief.”
‘Wrongful Act” is “any actual or alleged error, omission or act or breach of professional duty in rendering or failing to render the Professional Services.”
“Loss” includes “Costs, Charges and Expenses incurred by any of the Assureds,” with several exceptions not applicable here.
The Preamble to the Primary Policies states: “This policy does not provide for any duty by Underwriters to defend any of the Assureds.”
“No action shall lie against Underwriters unless, as a condition precedent thereto, the Assureds shall have fully complied with all of the terms of this Policy, nor until the amount of the Assureds’ obligation to pay shall have been fully and finally determined either by judgment against them or by written agreement between them, the claimant and Underwriters.”
D. Events Preceding the Complaint
MBIA writes financial guarantee policies through its subsidiaries — MBIA Insurance
E. Underlying Cases
1. Bond Cases
In July 2008, MBIA was named as a defendant in a number of lawsuits by several public entities and others who had purchased bond insurance from MBIA (collectively, the “Bond Cases”).
2. Derivatives Cases
In July 2008, lawsuits were filed against MBIA alleging that MBIA and others allocated the municipal derivatives market among themselves and rigged the bidding system through which plaintiffs purchased municipal derivatives and assigned plaintiffs lower interest rates, charged them higher fees, and subjected them to unnecessarily high risks (collectively, “Derivatives Cases”).
MBIA has incurred millions of dollars in defense costs defending the Bond Cases, the Phoenix Case, and the Derivatives Cases (collectively, the “Municipal Claims”).
3. Transformation Cases
MBIA, MBIA Insurance, and National were named defendants in lawsuits alleging that MBIA’s Transformation was improper because it deprived plaintiffs of the benefits of the financial guarantee insurance MBIA sold to the plaintiffs and lowered the credit rating of MBIA Insurance (collectively, “Transformation Cases”):
MBIA submitted all of the Transformation Cases as a single Claim under the 08-09 Policies.
Underwriters issued insurance policies to MBIA to provide insurance coverage for MBIA and its subsidiaries for losses from services which MBIA provides.
A. Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) provides for the dismissal of a claim when a federal court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, “the statutory or constitutional power to adjudicate [a claim].”
In considering a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, “‘the court must take all facts alleged in the complaint as true and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of plaintiff.’ ”
1. Ripeness
. The “ripeness doctrine is drawn both from Article III limitations on judicial power and from prudential reasons for refusing to exercise jurisdiction.”
Under the prudential doctrine of ripeness, “when a court declares that a case is not prudentially ripe, it means that the case will be better decided later and that the parties will not have constitutional rights undermined by the delay.”
“A claim is not ripe for adjudication if it rests upon contingent future events that may not occur as anticipated, or indeed may not occur at all.”
B. Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss
In deciding a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the court must “accept[ ] all factual allegations in the complaint as true, and draw[ ] all reasonable inferences in the plaintiffs favor.”
To survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, the allegations in a complaint must meet a standard of “plausibility.”
In considering a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), a district court may consider “only the complaint, ... any documents attached thereto or incorporated by reference and documents upon which the complaint relies heavily.”
C. Rule 12(c) Judgment on the Pleadings
At any time after the pleadings are closed, but before trial commences, a party may move for judgment on the pleadings under Rule 12(c).
“[T]he legal standards of review for motions to dismiss and motions for judgment on the pleadings ‘are indistinguishable.’ ”
IV. APPLICABLE LAW
A. Breach of Contract
The elements of breach of contract under New York law are well established: “(1) the existence of a contract between [the plaintiff] and th[e] defendant; (2) performance of the plaintiffs obligations under the contract; (3) breach of the contract by th[e] defendant; and (4) damages to the plaintiff caused by th[e] defendant’s breach.”
“Under New York law, a condition precedent is an act or event which must occur before another party’s duty to perform its promise arises.”
B. Duty to Defend
An insurer’s duty to defend is “exceedingly broad” — much broader than the duty to indemnify.
C. Declaratory Judgment
The party seeking a declaratory judgment bears the burden of “establishing the existence of an actual case or controversy.”
V. DISCUSSION
This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. This action is between a citizen of a State and citizens or subjects of foreign states, and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. The Policies provide that coverage is governed by New York law.
A. Definition of Claim
“More than one Claim involving the same Wrongful Act or Interrelated Wrongful Acts shall be deemed to constitute a single Claim ...”
Underwriters have no obligation to pay any Loss until final disposition of a Claim.
B. Underwriters Have a Duty to Indemnify But Not to Defend
The “Declarations” and “Settlements and Defense” sections of the Primary Policies explicitly state that Underwriters do not have a duty to defend.
“The duty to defend is measured against the allegations of [the] plead
C. Condition Precedent
No action shall lie against Underwriters unless, as a condition precedent thereto, the Assureds shall have fully complied with all of the terms of this Policy, nor until the amount of the Assureds’ obligation to pay shall have been fully and finally determined either by judgment against them or by written agreement between them, the claimant and Underwriters.
When there is a contractual condition that has not been met, the insured’s claim against the insurer is barred and is not ripe for adjudication.
D. The Transformation Claim
The CQS Claim was still pending when the Complaint was filed.
This Court “must take judicial notice if a party requests it and the court is supplied with the necessary information.”
E. Coverage Defenses
Underwriters argue that they still have two separate coverage defenses even if MBIA’s Transformation Claim is timely: (1) MBIA’s acts were not professional services and (2) MBIA’s Transformation falls within the Financial Guarantee Exclusion. I will discuss each in turn.
1. MBIA’s Actions Constitute Professional Services
“Professional Services” includes “any past or present activities allowed under the law and regulations governing services provided by [MBIA] which are or were performed for [MBIA and/or its Subsidiaries] and, in addition those activities, which are declared in the Application Form or which are commenced during the Policy Period.”
The Article 78 Action held that NYID’s approval of MBIA’s restructuring was legal and not arbitrary,
While professional indemnity policies do not “protect against all business vicissitudes,”
2. The Financial Guarantee Exclusion Is Not Applicable
To show that a Claim is barred by a Policy exclusion, Underwriters must prove that they can bring the Transformation Claim “solely and entirely within
Underwriters shall not be liable to make any payment in connection with any Claim ... for legal liability assumed by the Company not in the ordinary conduct of the Assureds Professional Services or any guarantee provided by the Assured as to the performance of investments ... provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this Exclusion shall not apply in respect of the insurance operations of the Assured. However, this policy excludes coverage of the financial guarantees made in insurance policies or similar instruments issued 'by the Assured.
Underwriters argue that the Financial Guarantee Exclusion would preclude coverage as the Transformation Cases revolve around “financial guarantees made in insurance policies or similar instruments issued by the Assureds.”
In the ABN Amro Action the court found that the plaintiffs “did not allege that the company failed to pay them on any outstanding claims, or even that they suffered any other monetary damages.”
F. Declaratory Judgment
Because the Transformation Cases have all reached final disposition, concern MBIA’s professional services, and do not fall under any Policy exclusions asserted by Underwriters, MBIA’s claim for declaratory relief regarding the Underwriters’ duty to pay defense costs for the Transformation Claim is ripe. A judgment would “serve a useful purpose in clarifying or settling the legal issues involved; and ... would finalize the controversy and offer relief from uncertainty.”
VI. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the Underwriters’ Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED in regard to the Municipal Claims, and DENIED in regard to the Transformation Claim. MBIA’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings for the Transformation Claim is- GRANTED. A conference is scheduled for July 28, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.
SO ORDERED.
. See Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 15.
. See id. ¶ 16.
. See Answer and Affirmative Defenses ¶ 16.
. See Compl. ¶ 16.
. See id. ¶ 17.
. See id. ¶ 18.
. See Exhibit (“Ex.”) 1 to Declaration • ("Decl.”) of James Manners Wood, Claims Manager at Brit Global Speciality and Syndicate 2987 at Lloyd's ("07-08 Primary Policy”).
. See Ex. 2 to Wood Decl. ("07-08 Excess Policy”).
. See Compl. ¶¶ 8, 56(a-b).
. See Ex. 3 to Wood Decl. ("08-09 Primary Policy”).
. See Ex. 4 to Wood Decl. ("08-09 Excess Policy”).
. See Compl. ¶¶ 8, 56(c-d)
. See Defendants’ Answer and Affirmative Defenses ¶ 4.
. See 07-08 Primary Policy and 08-09 Primary Policy (collectively, the “Primary Policies”).
. See Primary Policies Item C and Item D.
. See 07-08 Excess Policy and 08-09 Excess Policy (collectively, the "Excess Policies”).
. See id. Schedule: Limit of Liability.
. Primary Policies § I.
. Id. § 11(C).
. Id. § IV(C).
. Id. § II(N).
. Id. § 11(H).
. 07-08 Primary Policy § II(L); 08-09 Primary Policy § II(L) ("... during the Policy Period and any other related services thereto”).
. Primary Policies § II(I).
. Id. § 11(F).
. Id. § IV(F).
. Id. Preamble.
. Id. § V(B).
. Id. § X.
. See Compl. ¶¶ 3, 7, 22, 44.
. See id. ¶ 6.
. See id. ¶¶ 44-45.
. See id. ¶ 44. See also ABN AMRO Bank N.V. v. Dinalto, 40 Misc.3d 180, 962 N.Y.S.2d 854 (Sup.Ct.N.Y.Co. 2013).
. See id. ¶¶ 26, 27.
. See id. ¶ 5.
. See id. ¶ 34.
. See Defendants’ Memorandum of Law in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss ("Def. Mem.”) at 9.
. See id. at 6.
. See Compl. ¶¶ 35-37.
. See Def. Mem. at 11.
. See id. at 6.
. See Compl. ¶ 40.
. See id. ¶ 41.
. See id.
. See id. ¶¶ 7, 46-48.
. See id.
. See id. 1149.
. See id. ¶ 54.
. See Def. Mem. at 6.
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. See id. ¶¶ 55, 69.
. See CQS Claim’s Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(A)(l)(a)(ii), No. 12 Civ. 6840 [Docket No. 98],
. See Ex. A to Declaration of Robin L. Cohen ("Cohen Decl.”), counsel to MBIA ("MBIA’s Letter to Underwriters RE CQS”).
. See Ex. B to Cohen Decl.
. See Compl. ¶ 52.
. See id. ¶ 69.
. See id. ¶ 4.
. See id. ¶¶ 9, 10, 67.
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. Id. § IV(C).
. See Def. Mem. at 6.
. See Primary Policies § IV(F).
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. See Compl. ¶ 41.
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. See MBIA’s Letter to Underwriters RE CQS.
. Fed.R.Evid. 201(c)(2).
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. While there are other exclusions in the Policies, none are asserted by Underwriters as a bar to this Claim.
. Bodewes v. Ulico Cas. Co., 336 F.Supp.2d 263, 272 (W.D.N.Y. 2004).
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. Primary Policies § III(I).
. Id.
. Id.
. ABN AMRO Bank. N.V. v. MBIA Inc., 81 A.D.3d 237, 916 N.Y.S.2d 12, 17 (1st Dep’t 2011).
. Primary Policies § III(I).
. Duane Reads, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 411 F.3d 384, 389 (2d Cir. 2005).
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