Francisco Garcia | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 8, 2018 Nearly every homeowner’s insurance policy issued in Florida provides a mechanism for resolving disputes between the insured and their carrier as to the amount of a loss: Appraisal. The language of the appraisal clause can vary from carrier to carrier – some policies,… Continue reading Partial Denial of Coverage: If They Raise It, Then You Can Appraise It
Category: Insurance Appraisal
Can Appraisal Take Place Over Property That Has Been Demolished?
Erin Dunnavant | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 7, 2018 Florida’s Federal Middle District believes it can.1 After Hurricane Irma struck its commercial building in Port Charlotte, Florida, building owners Etcetera, Etc, Inc., filed an insurance claim under their policy with Evanston Insurance Company (“Evanston”). Evanston began its investigation, and as that was underway… Continue reading Can Appraisal Take Place Over Property That Has Been Demolished?
Federal Court Ruling Vacates Hail Claim Appraisal Award, Highlights Appraiser Abuses
Denise Johnson | Claims Journal | July 26, 2018 A recent decision by a Colorado federal appeals court could have significant impact on hail claims and appraisals across the country. Copper Oaks Master Home Owners Association v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. involves a claim of hail damage that led to a dispute regarding damages. According to the… Continue reading Federal Court Ruling Vacates Hail Claim Appraisal Award, Highlights Appraiser Abuses
May an Appraiser Advocate for the Party that Appointed the Appraiser?
Lawrence Moon | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 18, 2018 A Missouri Court of Appeals recently held that an appraiser may advocate for the party that appointed the appraiser as long as the appraiser has no financial interest in the outcome of the appraisal. In Allstate Indemnity Company v. Gaworski,1 Allstate petitioned the trial court… Continue reading May an Appraiser Advocate for the Party that Appointed the Appraiser?
Connecticut Court Holds Unresolved Coverage Issues Makes Appraisal Premature
Michael S. Levine, Lorelie S. Masters & Geoffrey B. Fehling | Hunton Andrews Kurth | July 2, 2018 A Connecticut court recently denied a motion to compel appraisal of a claim for coverage of a commercial property damage claim, holding that, where the insurance policy at issue provides for appraisal of disputes related to the… Continue reading Connecticut Court Holds Unresolved Coverage Issues Makes Appraisal Premature