Edward Eshoo | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 3, 2018 Most property insurance policies provide additional coverage for direct physical loss of or damage to covered property caused by or resulting from an “abrupt collapse.”1 In Hoban v. Nova Casualty Company,2 a California federal district court recently addressed the meaning of the phrase “abrupt collapse,” which… Continue reading What Constitutes an “Abrupt Collapse”?
Category: Property Damage
Total Loss and Constructive Total Loss in Florida
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 11, 2018 Total loss and constructive total loss concepts in Florida are often confused with automobile total loss situations and exclusions and coverages related to Ordinance or Laws. We recently were asked about building law and ordinances which required a building to be demolished per… Continue reading Total Loss and Constructive Total Loss in Florida
Attorneys’ Fees Awarded “Because Of” Property Damage Are Covered by Policy
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 6, 2018 The Ninth Circuit upheld the District Court’s decision that the insured Association of Apartment Owners was entitled to coverage for the attorneys’ fees incurred [prior post here].Ass’n of Apartment Owners of the Moorings, Inc. v. Dongbu Ins. Co., Ltd., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20251 (9th… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fees Awarded “Because Of” Property Damage Are Covered by Policy
Colorado Notice Standard Update For Residential and Commercial Property Damage
Timothy Burchard | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 24, 2018 Many of us in Central Colorado remember the hail storm that wreaked havoc on the Denver metro area in May 2017. What happens when hailstorm damage to your property does not manifest itself for a period of months, or even a year later?… Continue reading Colorado Notice Standard Update For Residential and Commercial Property Damage
Insurer’s Summary Judgment Motion to Reject Claim for Construction Defects Upheld
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | July 23, 2018 The Third Circuit upheld the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the insurer on a claim seeking coverage for construction defects. Lenick Constr. v. Selective Way Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 15197 (3d Cir. June 6, 2018). Westrum was the general… Continue reading Insurer’s Summary Judgment Motion to Reject Claim for Construction Defects Upheld