The 1st District Appellate Court recently delivered a resounding victory for corporate and individual insurance policyholders in Illinois, reaffirming that insurers that have a duty to defend claims or suits brought against their insureds will not be rewarded by Illinois courts for refusing to honor that obligation in a timely fashion.In Allied World Specialty Insurance Co. v. John Sexton Sand & Gravel Corp., 2019 IL App (1st) 182468-U, the court first rejected Allied World’s reasons for refusing to honor its …