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Lack of Insurable Interest Precludes Recovery for Property Damage

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Consequently, the plaintiff was not entitled to indemnity for damage to the property it purported to insure under a commercial property insurance policy. [1] During the policy term, the business claimed that the properties suffered damage caused by a hurricane and submitted a claim to the insurer.

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Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts—Part Two

Property Insurance Coverage Law

In yesterdays post, Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts, the court found that the insurance policy did not provide coverage for the claimed damages for two primary reasons.1

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Insurance Coverage After a Raze Order: Strategies for Overcoming Ordinance or Law Exclusions

Property Insurance Coverage Law

When a devastating fire damages a building and a municipality orders it razed, the instinctive reaction of many policyholders is to expect that their insurance will cover the total loss.

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Insurance Coverage After a Raze Order: Strategies for Overcoming Ordinance or Law Exclusions

Property Insurance Coverage Law

When a devastating fire damages a building and a municipality orders it razed, the instinctive reaction of many policyholders is to expect that their insurance will cover the total loss.

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Court Differentiates Vandalism from Theft in First Party Insurance Policy

The Property Insurance Law Observer

On November 20, 2021, after the home was vacant for an extended period of time, unidentified individuals broke into and damaged Plaintiffs’ property, taking various items. Plaintiffs argued that the damage was covered under the policy, primarily resulting from theft. Citing to Allemand v. State Farm Ins. Companies, 160 Wn.

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Civil Remedy Notices – What Are They and What Do They Require?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Insurance policies protect you from the cost of replacing lost, damaged, or stolen items: or at least, that’s how they’re supposed to work. But what happens if your insurance company refuses to pay what you are owed?

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When Is a Policy “Blanket”? A Recent Court Decision Shows It’s Not Always Clear Cut

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Insurance policies that provide broad coverage across multiple items or locations can be a policyholder’s best friend. The Louisiana case involved a hydrocarbon production facility damaged … The post When Is a Policy “Blanket”?

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