Claims Pages Slope Replacement Full Roof Replacement and the Matching Disputes That Decide How Far a Hail Claim Really Goes Picture a modest single-story house with a hip roof. A spring hailstorm rolls through and leaves nine bruised shingles scattered across the west-facing slope. You inspect, you document, and you conclude that the damage is… Continue reading The Matching Problem No One Wants to Own
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Plaintiffs’ Bar Hits A Wall When It Comes to “Access” Damages
Jorge Cruz-Bustillo | Chartwell Law In Florida, for years, the plaintiffs’ bar has been filing first-party property law suits for ensuing water damages caused by the failure of cast-iron pipes. In those cases, in which there is no evidence of interior water damages, the plaintiffs’ bar has been claiming repair costs associated with “access” (i.e., tear… Continue reading Plaintiffs’ Bar Hits A Wall When It Comes to “Access” Damages
Policy Language Expressly Prohibits Replacement of Undamaged Material to Match Damaged Material
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Construing an all-risk Businessowners Policy, the court found that the policy language did not required replacement of undamaged material match materials that were damaged. Pleasure Creek Townhomes Homeowners’ Ass’n v. Am. Family Ins. Co., 2019 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1095 (Minn. Ct. App. Nov. 25, 2019). … Continue reading Policy Language Expressly Prohibits Replacement of Undamaged Material to Match Damaged Material
Matching Issues and New Endorsements Creating an Insurance Coverage Gap
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog Insurance company law firm Matthiessen, Wickert & Lehrer have updated a thorough discussion of the adjustment issue of matching in an article, ”Matching Regulations” And Laws Affecting Homeowners’ Property Claims In All 50 States. From their view, they noted the current state of affairs regarding matching: It remains one of… Continue reading Matching Issues and New Endorsements Creating an Insurance Coverage Gap
Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | September 11, 2019 The Seventh Circuit found that the insurer was obligated to pay for siding of a building that was not damaged by hail so that it matched the replaced damaged portions of the siding. Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co.,… Continue reading Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings