Latosha M. Ellis | Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog If your company has an emergency response plan—and it likely does—filing an insurance claim needs to be included in that plan. But what if your insurer stretches out the consideration process by making continuous, costly information requests without making a coverage determination? Or decides to deny coverage… Continue reading It’s Not You, It’s Them: Dealing With Insurance Coverage Denials
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Making Sure That The Best Case Truly Is A Settled Case
John P. Knight | Morrison Mahoney The truism in the insurance world that “the best case is a settled case” is sometimes worth a closer look. Insurers are motivated to settle cases for a variety of reasons, primarily to prevent future fees and expenses, and to avoid the potential risks presented by a claim. But… Continue reading Making Sure That The Best Case Truly Is A Settled Case
Why Killing Mold is not Enough for an Insurance Claim
Michael A. Pinto and Jacob Kooistra | Property Casualty 360 The documents that comprise the current standard of care uniformly emphasize physical removal as the primary means of mold remediation. Claims adjusters and managers recognize that most home and business policies have caps on the amount paid out to deal with mold remediation. In the… Continue reading Why Killing Mold is not Enough for an Insurance Claim
No License, No Contract, No Claim
Jeffrey MacHarg | Fox Rothschild LLP Can an unlicensed general contractor enforce a construction contract in North Carolina? “No,” and as Judge Conrad explains, “[t]his is an unyielding rule.” JCG & Associates, LLC vs. Disaster America USA, LLC, 2021 NCBC Order 76 (N.C. Super. Ct. Dec. 9, 2021) involved a dispute between several Brunswick county homeowners and… Continue reading No License, No Contract, No Claim
California Court Rules Jury Must Resolve Dispute Between Homeowner and Subcontractor Insurer Over When Claim Occurred
Blake Robinson | Davis Wright Tremaine The California Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit, concluding that because there was a dispute over when a homeowner’s claim “occurred” for purposes of an insurance policy, that dispute must be resolved by a jury. Case Background Guastello v. AIG Specialty Insurance Co.1 involved… Continue reading California Court Rules Jury Must Resolve Dispute Between Homeowner and Subcontractor Insurer Over When Claim Occurred