Evan Holober and Chad Pasternack | Cozen O’Connor Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal recently affirmed a summary judgment entered in favor of a property insurer, holding that there is no conflict between the policy’s three year limitation for reporting hurricane claims and the requirement that the insured give prompt notice. In Navarro v. Citizens Property… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Holds that Deadline to Report Claims Does Not Nullify Prompt Notice Provision
Category: Property Insurance Claims
Claim for Collapse After Demolition of Building Fails
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii After several city citations and the eventual demolition of the insureds’ apartment building, their claim for coverage based on collapse was unsuccessful. Barker v. AmGuard Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 202069 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 7, 2022). The plaintiffs purchased a three-story multi-family apartment building… Continue reading Claim for Collapse After Demolition of Building Fails
Payment Bond Surety Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees Although Defended by Principal
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog For contractors involved in California public works projects the scenario is not uncommon: The general contractor awarded the public works project is required to obtain a payment bond for the benefit of subcontractors and suppliers and the payment bond surety issuing the payment bond requires the general contractor… Continue reading Payment Bond Surety Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees Although Defended by Principal
Smoke Damage a Source of Friction for ‘Standing Home Survivors’
Jim Sams | Claims Journal The lingering impact of smoke and soot is complicating insurers’ efforts to resolve homeowners claims from the Marshall Fire, which destroyed 1,084 homes in Boulder County, Colorado last December. An in-depth report posted online this week by the nonprofit Boulder Reporting Lab told the story of “standing home survivors,” homeowners who did… Continue reading Smoke Damage a Source of Friction for ‘Standing Home Survivors’
‘Wrongful Acts’ Includes Both Negligent and Intentional Acts
Ysabelle Reyes | Wiley Rein The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has held that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured condominium association and its board members against an underlying lawsuit because the association’s board members allegedly committed “Wrongful Acts” under the directors and officers… Continue reading ‘Wrongful Acts’ Includes Both Negligent and Intentional Acts