Daniel G. Enriquez | PropertyCasualtyFocus | June 29, 2015 Many property insurance policies contain terms that prohibit assignment, but Florida law has long deemed those terms inoperative once a loss has occurred. E.g., W. Fla. Grocery Co. v. Teutonia Fire Ins. Co., 74 Fla. 220 (Fla. 1917). As a result, contractors who repair or remediate… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Rejects Bid to Curb Insureds’ Assignments to Contractors
Month: July 2015
Court Defines “Collapse”
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 25, 2015 The meaning of the term “collapse” in a first-party property insurance policy may often be litigated. My colleague, Nicole Vinson has written previous blogs specific to the topic of collapse coverage. In Experts and Photos – Clearing Up Collapse Coverage, Part V, she explained… Continue reading Court Defines “Collapse”
Missouri Court Clarifies what Constitutes an Ensuing Loss
Richard C. Bennett | Cozen O’Connor | June 9, 2015 Last week in Performance Arts Cmty. Improvement Dist. v. ACE Amer. Ins. Co., 2015 WL 3491292, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71592 (W.D. Mo., June 3, 2015), a federal court in Missouri shot down an insured’s arguments that a wall collapse caused by the excluded peril… Continue reading Missouri Court Clarifies what Constitutes an Ensuing Loss