Richard Wolf | Claims Journal | April 4, 2017 Latest Case and Growing Trend Say it Must Fall Down or Cave in The scope of insurance coverage for collapse, first provided by the industry in 1954, has long been the subject of litigation in many jurisdictions. The arguments for what triggers coverage appear to fall… Continue reading What Qualifies as an Insured Collapse?
Category: Insurance Coverage
Coverage Dispute Handling Has Evolved in 25 Years
Denise Johnson | Claims Journal | March 20, 2017 Changes in response time, the way research is conducted and the sources of bad faith have all impacted how coverage is evaluated, according to a panel discussion conducted by the American Bar Association’s Trial and Insurance Program Session. The program was held recently at the Arizona… Continue reading Coverage Dispute Handling Has Evolved in 25 Years
Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Matthew D. Stockwell | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | March 21, 2017 Is damage resulting from faulty workmanship covered under your CGL policy? In the past, insurers have had success in certain jurisdictions arguing that construction defect cases did not constitute a covered “occurrence” because the damage was purportedly not unintended or unexpected. In… Continue reading Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Connecticut Federal District Court Again Finds “Collapse” Provisions Ambiguous
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | March 20, 2017 The Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut has issued several decisions of late finding coverage for collapse despite the building not being reduced to rubble. The latest decision in this series is Metsack v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS… Continue reading Connecticut Federal District Court Again Finds “Collapse” Provisions Ambiguous
Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Matthew D. Stockwell | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | March 21, 2017 Is damage resulting from faulty workmanship covered under your CGL policy? In the past, insurers have had success in certain jurisdictions arguing that construction defect cases did not constitute a covered “occurrence” because the damage was purportedly not unintended or unexpected. In… Continue reading Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence