J. Blake Hunter | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig After twelve (12) years of effort, and in what now seems like a blink of an eye during this legislative session, Governor DeSantis signed HB 837/SB 236 into law. This new legislation makes sweeping changes to “bad faith” law in Florida. This blog will summarize these changes… Continue reading Sweeping Changes To “Bad Faith” In Florida
Category: Insurance Coverage
Seventh Circuit Finds Notice-of-Impairment Exclusion Bars Coverage for Warehouse Fire
Alex M. Bein | PropertyCasualtyFocus In Frankenmuth Mut. Ins. Co. v. Fun F/X II, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit considered whether loss from a warehouse fire was excluded from coverage because of the insureds’ failure to notify the insurer of a known impairment to the building’s fire protection systems prior to… Continue reading Seventh Circuit Finds Notice-of-Impairment Exclusion Bars Coverage for Warehouse Fire
Lawsuit: Insurer Underpaid Millions by Deducting Labor Depreciation From Claims
Michelle Thompson | Repairer Driven News An insurance company is being sued by customers who claim they were unpaid on claims because the carrier deducted labor depreciation from their payouts. Illinois residents Betty and Daniel Grawe filed a class action complaint against Trumbull Insurance Co. last month, claiming it shortchanged them on a property damage… Continue reading Lawsuit: Insurer Underpaid Millions by Deducting Labor Depreciation From Claims
California Appeals Court Says No Duty to Defend Where Policy Exclusion Applies
Alex Purvis, Emily M. Ruzic and Amandeep S. Kahlon | Build Smart In Ali Heidari v. Golden Bear Insurance, a California appeals court recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to deny relief under a CGL policy, where the policy excluded from coverage work performed by subcontractors under the contractor’s warranty exclusion. Specifically, the appellate court upheld the trial… Continue reading California Appeals Court Says No Duty to Defend Where Policy Exclusion Applies
Two Worthy Insurance Topics: (1) Bad Faith, and (2) Settling Without Insurer’s Consent
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates The recent Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision, American Builders Insurance Company v. Southern-Owners Insurance Company, 56 F.4th 938 (11th Cir. 2023), is an insurer versus insurer case that touches on two important insurance topics: (1) common law bad faith against an insurance company, and (2) an insurer’s affirmative defense that an… Continue reading Two Worthy Insurance Topics: (1) Bad Faith, and (2) Settling Without Insurer’s Consent