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Why You Must Bring More Than Invoices: What Public Adjusters and Policyholders Must Learn About Proof of Damages

Property Insurance Coverage Law

In a recent decision that should raise red flags for public adjusters and policyholders, a federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Indian Harbor Insurance Company. 1 The ruling is a lesson that when it comes to insurance claims and litigation, it is not enough to argue about fairness or merely present repair invoices.

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Top Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Flood Insurance Claim

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Westfield Insurance Company 1 shows how even well-intentioned policyholders can lose a flood insurance claim before their lawsuit ever begins. This case is not just about a technical legal loss.

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Top Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Flood Insurance Claim

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Westfield Insurance Company 1 shows how even well-intentioned policyholders can lose a flood insurance claim before their lawsuit ever begins. This case is not just about a technical legal loss.

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Florida Insurance Regulators Demand Fair Treatment for Policyholders

Property Insurance Coverage Law

How do insurance claims work when your home has already been damaged once? A recent Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) Bulletin clarifies how insurers must handle claims for multiple hurricanes. But what happens when two hurricanes strike in the same season?

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Old Damage, New Claim: Davies Risk Head Notes Rise in ‘Soft Fraud’ in Southeast

Insurance Journal

With multiple hurricanes rocking Florida and other parts of the Southeast this year, claims professionals have said they are seeing a trend toward “soft fraud,” with more policyholders attempting to include older or unrelated damage in recent storm claims, and …

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What Are Consequential Damages?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Consequential damages play a significant role in both contract law and insurance claims, but they operate under different frameworks and have distinct implications depending on the context. Consequential damages in contract law are indirect, foreseeable losses that result from a breach of contract.

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Louisiana Court Finds That an Insured Breached its Duty to Cooperate

The Property Insurance Law Observer

June 24, 2024) offers valuable lessons for policyholders regarding the importance of cooperation in the insurance claims process. In Marcantel , the plaintiff suffered damage from Hurricane Laura at two properties in Louisiana. State Farm Fire , No. 2:22-CV-01511, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 111077 (W.D.

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