In mid-March the Northern District of California decided Polar-Mohr Maschinenvertriebsgesellschaft GMBH Co. KG v. Zurich, No. 17-1804 (N.D. Calif. March 15, 2018). Yes, that’s really the name of the insured.

As I discussed in the last issue of Coverage Opinions, that’s gotta be the longest name of an insured in the history of insurance. I declared the decision the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious of insurance coverage.

I mentioned, kinda off the cuff, that I would send a complimentary copy of the 4th edition of Insurance Key Issues to the first person who could send me any case – insurance or not -- involving a party with a longer name. I was not expecting to hear from anyone. Lo, and behold, I heard from two CO readers who took me up on the challenge.

There was Andrew Zotos, of CNA in Princeton, New Jersey, who alerted me to this mouthful of a party name:

I Am The Beast Six Six Six Of The Lord Of Hosts In Edmond Frank Macgillivray Jr Now. I Am The Beast Six Six Six Of The Lord Of Hosts Iefmjn. I Am The Beast Six Six Six Of The Lord Of Hosts. I Am The Beast Six Six Six Otlohiefmjn. I Am The Beast Sssotlohiefmjn. I Am The Beast Six Six Six. Beast Six Six Six Lord.

The Plaintiff maintains that this is his actual name, having purportedly renounced his given name. In a footnote, the court mentioned that it would refer to plaintiff as “I am the beast.” Good idea.

You need proof of this? I understand. I would too. Here you go: