Kenneth Kan – April 15, 2014 Earlier this month, a California appellate court held that a policyholder can assert a negligent misrepresentation claim against an insurance adjuster.1 In the underlying bad faith suit, the homeowners (the Bocks) sued Travelers for lowballing their claim for property damage caused by a large tree limb crashing into the… Continue reading In California, Insurance Adjusters Can Be Sued for Negligent Misrepresentation
Month: April 2014
Engineer Not Liable for Telling Contractor it Would be Paid for Differing Conditions
Donald A. O’Brien – April 7, 2014 JEM Contracting, Inc. v. Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 373 Mont. 391, 318 P.3d 678 (Jan. 28, 2014) Plaintiff contractor was hired by two Montana Counties (“the Counties”) to work on a road construction project. Defendant engineering company was hired by the Counties to provide engineering services and supervision on the… Continue reading Engineer Not Liable for Telling Contractor it Would be Paid for Differing Conditions
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( VRSK ) Xactware Simplifies Flood Estimating with Latest Version of Xactimate
Wall Street Journal – April 1, 2014 Xactware has just released an update for Xactimate(R) that makes it significantly easier to estimate flood losses in the United States. Xactware is a member of the Verisk Insurance Solutions group at Verisk Analytics. The new Xactimate features simplify many steps in the unique process of estimating flood… Continue reading ( VRSK ) Xactware Simplifies Flood Estimating with Latest Version of Xactimate