Nationwide Gets Mixed Order on Bribery, Accounting Case Coverage

A Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. unit won its bid to toss claims from General Cable Corp. over coverage for government investigations and civil suits against the cable maker over alleged foreign bribery and accounting violations.

General Cable’s claim against Scottsdale Indemnity Co. for anticipatory breach of contract isn’t yet ripe, and the statute of limitations bars its declaratory judgment claim, the US District Court for the District of Delaware ruled on Sept. 5.

General Cable sued Scottsdale, one of its excess directors and officers insurers, in 2024 seeking coverage for government investigations and civil litigation that lasted from 2012 to ...