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"four-corners" test

The four-corners test is a legal principle to establish whether an insurer owes a duty of defense to its insured.

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The insurer owes a duty of defense to its insured if the formal allegations of a claim or suit match the literal provisions of the insurance policy, regardless of any differing or contradictory facts known or knowable to the insurer.

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