Insured Wins Because “Decay” and “Rot” Don’t Have to Mean the Same Thing

Dwain Clifford | The Policyholder Report | April 11, 2019 Earlier this week, the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed the bedrock principle in insurance-coverage cases that insurers will always lose when a genuine ambiguity controls whether an insurer will have to pay a claim. The ambiguity in this case arose both from lexicographers’ habit of… Continue reading Insured Wins Because “Decay” and “Rot” Don’t Have to Mean the Same Thing

Church vs. Church – Court Uses Dictionary to Define “Decay”

Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 8, 2019 Easthampton Congregational Church submitted an insurance claim to Church Mutual Insurance Company when their roof suddenly collapsed. Church Mutual denied coverage for faulty construction after they sent their engineer, Joseph Malo, out to inspect the property. Mr. Malo noted, and the insured agreed,… Continue reading Church vs. Church – Court Uses Dictionary to Define “Decay”

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