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Does a sagging floor constitute a “collapse”? Court finds ambiguity in “collapse.”

The Property Insurance Law Observer

The insurer argued that the damage to the floor did not meet the policy’s definition of “abrupt collapse” because it did not completely fall to the ground. Even though the floor had partially detached from the property’s exterior wall, it remained standing. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. , Jemiola Living Trust v.

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Study Touts PayoffsFrom Alabama Wind Resilience Program

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Homes built or retrofitted to FORTIFIED standards from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety were found to have suffered far less property damage and a lower volume of insurance claims from Hurricane Sally which made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm in September 2020 than non-FORTIFIED properties.