Jessica Port | Zelle In a recent decision, Gray v. Philadelphia Contributionship, 748 F. Supp. 3d 367 (D. Md. 2024), U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar granted a policyholders’ motion to compel appraisal and stayed litigation in a diversity action involving a disputed storm damage claim. The ruling offers lessons for insurers on appraisal clauses, waiver,… Continue reading Itemized Appraisal Ordered Over Delay and Coverage Dispute Objections: A Shift in the Appraisal Enforcement Paradigm?
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Florida Appellate Court Rejects Third Party’s Attempt to Rewrite Appraisal Clause in Property Insurance Policy
PropertyCasuualtyFocus On November 10, 2021, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal weighed in on a matter involving the interpretation of an appraisal clause for resolving disputes regarding the amount due for covered loss in First Call 24/7, Inc. v. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In July 2018, Citizens Property Insurance insured a piece of property owned by… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Rejects Third Party’s Attempt to Rewrite Appraisal Clause in Property Insurance Policy
New Appraisal Clauses Change Appraisal
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | January 27, 2016 State Farm and Farmers have created new property insurance policy forms which significantly change the rules of appraisal. One of the trends of insurance coverage is that new policies are not being written with standard language, where years of case law have interpreted… Continue reading New Appraisal Clauses Change Appraisal