Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The federal district court found that the insurer acted in bad faith when the claim was denied based on the adjuster’s lack of knowledge of recent case law in Washington. Sec. Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Constr. Assocs. of Spokane, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53533 (E.D. Wash. March… Continue reading Insurer in Bad Faith Due to Adjuster’s Failure to Keep Abreast of Case Law
Category: Insurance Coverage
When an Intentional Act Results in Injury or Damage, it is not an Accident within the Meaning of an Insurance Policy Even When the Insured did not Intend to Cause the Injury or Damage
Gary L. LaHendro | Haight Brown & Bonesteel In Maryam Ghukasian v. Aegis Security Insurance Company (No. B311310, filed April 14, 2022, and certified for publication on May 5, 2022), the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District held that Maryam Ghukasian’s insurer, Aegis Security Insurance Company (“Aegis”), had no duty to defend… Continue reading When an Intentional Act Results in Injury or Damage, it is not an Accident within the Meaning of an Insurance Policy Even When the Insured did not Intend to Cause the Injury or Damage
Wildfire Insurance Coverage Series, Part 2: Coverage for Smoke-Related Damages
Scott P. DeVries and Yosef Itkin | Hunton Andrews Kurth For many policyholders, smoke emanating from wildfire causes as much if not more damage than the fire itself. In this post in the Blog’s Wildfire Insurance Coverage Series, we discuss damages caused by smoke emanating from wildfires. Some insurers argue that policies are limited to… Continue reading Wildfire Insurance Coverage Series, Part 2: Coverage for Smoke-Related Damages
Subsidence Exclusion Bars Coverage for Damage Caused by Landslide
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the insurer who denied coverage based upon the policy’s subsidence exclusion. Atain Spec. Ins. Co. v. JKT Associates, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 6351 (9th Cir. March 11, 2022). JKT was hired by Lora… Continue reading Subsidence Exclusion Bars Coverage for Damage Caused by Landslide
Statute of Limitations and Bad Faith Claims: Factors to Consider
Anastasiya Collins | SDV Insights How much time do our clients have to bring a bad faith action against an insurer? Although we are not frequently asked this question, it is one that we constantly analyze before asserting a bad faith claim. To answer this question, we look to the statute of limitations, which is… Continue reading Statute of Limitations and Bad Faith Claims: Factors to Consider