Jims Sams | Claims Journal In March 2019, a fire damaged Craig and Katie Shaw’s house outside the hamlet of Adams in rural southern Minnesota. Two months later—before the Shaws made repairs—a second fire burned the house to the ground. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. paid $159,808.52 for the damages caused by the… Continue reading 8th Circuit: Insurer Owes for Total Loss Despite Payment for Previous Damage Claim
Tag: Fire Damage
Court Rules Insured Resided at Burnt Home Based on His Assertions
Jason Cieri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 11, 2019 A federal trial court in Pennsylvania recently ruled that the assertions made by the insureds were enough to overcome the insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.1 On May 18, 2017, Nanette and Justin Bloxham’s home and contents were damaged by a fire. The… Continue reading Court Rules Insured Resided at Burnt Home Based on His Assertions
To Plea or Not to Plea? Insurer’s Denial of Coverage for Residential Fire Loss Upheld
Francisco Garcia | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 18, 2018 I recently came across an interesting opinion, Fuller v. Mercury Insurance Company of Georgia,1 where the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals discussed the effect of a guilty plea on a policyholder’s civil action against their insurance carrier. The opinion stemmed from a residential fire loss… Continue reading To Plea or Not to Plea? Insurer’s Denial of Coverage for Residential Fire Loss Upheld
California Department of Insurance Provides Notice that Mudslides are Covered Losses
Denise Sze | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 7, 2018 Southern Californians impacted by the mudslides that followed the devastating wildfires in Ventura and Santa Barbara may see some light at the end of the tunnel with the big question of whether insurers will cover their mudslide loss. Over the last few week… Continue reading California Department of Insurance Provides Notice that Mudslides are Covered Losses
Premises Damaged by Fire? Don’t be left holding the Bag
Macdonald Allen | WeirFoulds LLP | June 13, 2016 An Appellate Review of Insurance and Indemnity Clauses in a Commercial Lease In an article from January 2015, we cautioned landlords and tenants to pay particular attention to the interplay of insurance and indemnity clauses in a commercial lease as a result of the Superior Court… Continue reading Premises Damaged by Fire? Don’t be left holding the Bag