Stephen J. Henning and Phyllis Modlin | Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman | August 29, 2019 As Weather-Related Disasters Become More Common and More Expensive, the Plaintiff’s Bar Is Getting More Creative Reports indicate that insured losses from the Southern California Woolsey fire will total at least $2.5 billion. The total economic loss from the… Continue reading The Natural Progression Of Natural Disasters
Category: Insurance Coverage
When Is My Flood Claim Preempted?
J. Ryan Fowler | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 5, 2019 With Hurricane Dorian causing flooding on the east coast as we speak the question, I often get asked is: when can I sue my flood insurer for a violation of state law? Recently the Corpus Christi Division of the Southern District of… Continue reading When Is My Flood Claim Preempted?
Recovery of Attorney’s Fees in Federal Flood Cases Under the Equal Access to Justice Act?
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 2, 2019 A recent Southern District of Florida decision addressed this issue.1 A property in Islamorada, Florida, which was owned by the estate of Raymond K. Hampson, was damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. The personal representative for the estate, Timothy R. Hampson (“Hampson”)… Continue reading Recovery of Attorney’s Fees in Federal Flood Cases Under the Equal Access to Justice Act?
Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Determination of Coverage for Faulty Workmanship
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | July 1, 2019 Although the lower court held that the insured contractor was entitled to coverage and indemnification under a CGL policy despite claims based upon faulty workmanship, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. David Group, Inc., 2019 Ala. LEXIS 52… Continue reading Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Determination of Coverage for Faulty Workmanship
The New Water Damage Limitation and Other Non-Traditional Coverage Gaps
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 29, 2019 Public adjuster Guy Cohen and I discussed various issues of property insurance and adjustment at a recent lunch. He raised a very serious topic of coverage gaps being created in the small print of property insurance policies which Florida insurance regulators are allowing… Continue reading The New Water Damage Limitation and Other Non-Traditional Coverage Gaps