Additional Insureds – Who Are They and How Do They Get Coverage?

Richard Ejzak | Cohen & Gigsby | August 24, 2018 Who is entitled to coverage under an insurance policy?  The question is simple, but the answer sometimes is not. Obviously, any company that the policy identifies as a “Named Insured” is covered, as are companies and individuals that the policy specifically identifies as insureds, either… Continue reading Additional Insureds – Who Are They and How Do They Get Coverage?

Colorado Notice Standard Update For Residential and Commercial Property Damage

Timothy Burchard | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 24, 2018 Many of us in Central Colorado remember the hail storm that wreaked havoc on the Denver metro area in May 2017. What happens when hailstorm damage to your property does not manifest itself for a period of months, or even a year later?… Continue reading Colorado Notice Standard Update For Residential and Commercial Property Damage

Connecticut Supreme Court Again Asked to Determine the Meaning of Collapse

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | July 25, 2018 Faced with a series of policies, earlier ones which did not define collapse, newer policies which did, the court determined there was a possibility of coverage under the older policies which did not define collapse. Vera v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist.… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Again Asked to Determine the Meaning of Collapse

Is Being Named As An “Additional Insured” On An Insurance Endorsement Sufficient To Provide

Henry L. Goldberg and Michael J. Hogan | Moritt Hock & Hamroff | August 22, 2018 The New York Court of Appeals (New York’s highest court) recently held that being named as an additional insured on a Certificate of Insurance might not, by itself, provide any coverage for additional insureds. The Dormitory Authority of the… Continue reading Is Being Named As An “Additional Insured” On An Insurance Endorsement Sufficient To Provide

Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute

Ashley Kellgren | Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry | August 17, 2018 In two separate opinions, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals reiterated the longstanding principle that issues regarding the quality of an insurer’s adjustment of a claim and bad faith should not be interjected into a first party insurance coverage action. In Citizens Prop. Ins.… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute