Brian Margolies | Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry | September 13, 2018 In its recent decision in Essex Walnut Owner L.P. v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138276 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2018), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California had occasion to consider the issue of a pollution… Continue reading California Court Holds No Coverage Under Pollution Policy for Structural Improvements
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California Passes Law Requiring Insurance Companies Take Specific Measures To Periodically Review The Estimated Replacement Cost Of Structures Insured Under Residential Property Insurance Policies
Lawrence Moon | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 23, 2018 Last month, California passed legislation that requires residential property insurers to take specific measures to review the estimated cost of rebuilding or repairing structures insured under residential property insurance policies. Assembly Bill 1797 added section 10103.4 to California’s Insurance Code. With certain, limited… Continue reading California Passes Law Requiring Insurance Companies Take Specific Measures To Periodically Review The Estimated Replacement Cost Of Structures Insured Under Residential Property Insurance Policies
California: What Happens In Mediation Stays (Confidential) In Mediation
Joel P. Kelly and Jessica C. Gregg | California Workplace Law Blog | September 13, 2018 An amendment to Section 1122 of the California Evidence Code on mediation confidentiality requires attorneys representing clients in connection with mediation to provide written disclosures to their clients about mediation confidentiality beginning January 1, 2019. California law and public policy… Continue reading California: What Happens In Mediation Stays (Confidential) In Mediation
California Department of Insurance Issues Opinion That Underwriting Rules Submitted By Carriers Are Public Information
Lawrence Moon | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 19, 2018 Under California Insurance Code section 1861.05(b), most property and casualty insurers seeking a rate change must submit an application that includes various financial information and “such other information as the commissioner may require,” including what the Department of Insurance describes as “underwriting rules.”… Continue reading California Department of Insurance Issues Opinion That Underwriting Rules Submitted By Carriers Are Public Information
Contractors Can No Longer Make Roof Repairs Following Their Own Inspections
Jason Feld and Alex Chazen | Kahana & Feld | May 30, 2018 California law mandates that any person who conducts roof inspections for a fee can no longer effectuate the actual repairs to the same property. Effective January 1, 2018, Business & Professions Code Section 7197 (Unfair Business Practices) deems it to be an… Continue reading Contractors Can No Longer Make Roof Repairs Following Their Own Inspections