Phillip Sanov | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 11, 2016 Last week, I was part of a larger discussion with public adjusters addressing fresh perspectives on claim presentation. We discussed points and reminders aimed at helping public adjusters get their clients claims fully and promptly paid. For those not involved in the discussion,… Continue reading More Details, Fresh Perspectives On Claim Preparation
Tag: Insurance Claims
Preventing Limitation of Liability End-Runs
Ralph A. Finizio, Robert A. Gallagher and Jane Fox Lehman | Pepper Hamilton LLP | July 26, 2016 Owners who are dissatisfied with their contractors’ performance increasingly assert fraud-based claims in addition to breach of contract claims because fraud-based claims are not typically barred by contractual waivers and limits of liability. Fraud-based claims may also… Continue reading Preventing Limitation of Liability End-Runs
Under The Right Circumstances, There Are Advantages To Pleading Negligent Misrepresentation Against An Insurer In California
Joshua Haffner | Haffner Law | June 20, 2016 During an insurance claim, insureds are sometimes given incorrect information by the insurance company and its agents. Among other things, these misstatements may relate to the terms and requirements of the policy, the safety of the premises, or how repairs must be handled. False statements made… Continue reading Under The Right Circumstances, There Are Advantages To Pleading Negligent Misrepresentation Against An Insurer In California
Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the “ Permanent Property Insurance ” Condition in a Builder’s Risk Policy
Patrick Aul, and Richard M. Mackowsky | Property Insurance Law Observer | July 13, 2016 In Fontana Builders, Inc. v. Assurance Company of America, Case No. 2014AP821, 2016 WL 3526408 (Wis. Jun. 29, 2016), the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed whether the purchase of a homeowner’s policy by the occupiers and presumptive purchasers of a home… Continue reading Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the “ Permanent Property Insurance ” Condition in a Builder’s Risk Policy
When does the Statute of Limitations Set in on an Insurer’s Wrongful Refusal to Settle?
Kurt W. Melchior | Nossaman LLP | June 21, 2016 Normally, the statute of limitations sets in when “the cause of action shall have accrued,” to quote California Code of Civil Procedure section 312. In an effort to simplify that date for lay readers, the Sacramento County Public Law Library has stated in a public… Continue reading When does the Statute of Limitations Set in on an Insurer’s Wrongful Refusal to Settle?