Matching Issues and New Endorsements Creating an Insurance Coverage Gap

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog Insurance company law firm Matthiessen, Wickert & Lehrer have updated a thorough discussion of the adjustment issue of matching in an article, ”Matching Regulations” And Laws Affecting Homeowners’ Property Claims In All 50 States. From their view, they noted the current state of affairs regarding matching: It remains one of… Continue reading Matching Issues and New Endorsements Creating an Insurance Coverage Gap

Fighting Insurance Coverage Protection Gaps Is Sound Public Policy

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 9, 2019 As a follow up to the Insurance Protection Gaps webinar mentioned in yesterday‘s post, Water Loss From Toilet Overflow Is Covered Despite State Farm Denial, Professor James Hilliard of Temple University’s Department of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management provided a basic outline and his… Continue reading Fighting Insurance Coverage Protection Gaps Is Sound Public Policy

Water Loss From Toilet Overflow Is Covered Despite State Farm Denial

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 8, 2019 The Mid-Atlantic Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (MAPIA) held a meeting this past week with about thirty-five public adjusters in attendance. President Paul Yemm, yours truly, Holly Soffer, and Tony DiUlio are pictured above. Soffer and Diulio gave a wonderful insurance gaps presentation that was highlighted Tony DiUlio’s… Continue reading Water Loss From Toilet Overflow Is Covered Despite State Farm Denial

Avoid Five Common Fraudulent Schemes Used in Construction

Ken Van Bree | Construction Executive | October 13, 2019 Here’s an attention-getting statistic: A typical case of fraud in the construction industry has a median loss of $227,000, according to the 2018 Report to the Nations issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) on occupational or internal fraud. This report further showed that… Continue reading Avoid Five Common Fraudulent Schemes Used in Construction

Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | September 11, 2019     The Seventh Circuit found that the insurer was obligated to pay for siding of a building that was not damaged by hail so that it matched the replaced damaged portions of the siding. Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co.,… Continue reading Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings