Bryan Lutz, Tiffany Powers, and Kyle Wallace | Alston & Bird | March 21, 2019 A victory for insurers in Georgia’s Supreme Court clarifies state law on liability for failing to settle a claim. Our Insurance Litigation & Regulatory Team offers three key holdings that will limit an insurer’s potential exposure. The injured party must… Continue reading A Good-Faith Attempt to Limit Unwarranted Bad-Faith Liability in Georgia
Month: May 2019
Broken Water Main Damage: Flood or Not Flood Under Homeowner’s Insurance Policy?
Paul LaSalle | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 9, 2019 In a recent court opinion,1 the New Jersey Appellate Division interpreted a homeowner’s insurance policy’s water damage exclusion and determined whether damage from a broken municipal water main under a public street was covered under the policy. In that case, a homeowner brought an… Continue reading Broken Water Main Damage: Flood or Not Flood Under Homeowner’s Insurance Policy?
Does an Insurance Adjuster Have Deadlines To Work and Finish My Claim? A California Guide
Victor Jacobellis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 8, 2019 The California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Act imposes multiple deadlines to respond and report to insureds during a claim adjustment. Knowing and understanding an insurer’s reporting duties and deadlines can speed up the adjustment and payment of a claim. Although a failure to… Continue reading Does an Insurance Adjuster Have Deadlines To Work and Finish My Claim? A California Guide
Insurance Policy’s Promise to Advance Claims Expense for Covered Claims Does Not Create a Duty to Defend
Christopher Kendrick and Valerie Moore | Haight Brown & Bonesteel | May 7, 2019 In United Farm Workers of America v. Hudson Insurance Company, (E.D. Cal.) 2019 WL 1517568, the United Farm Workers of America union (UFW) sued Hudson Insurance Company for breach of contract and bad faith arising out of a former employee’s wrongful termination… Continue reading Insurance Policy’s Promise to Advance Claims Expense for Covered Claims Does Not Create a Duty to Defend
How To File A Complaint With The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation About Your Delaying, Denying and Bad Treating Insurance Company
Daniel Veroff | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 10, 2019 When Oreganians are mistreated by their insurance companies, they can turn to the state government for help. Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation has the authority to accept and investigate complaints by consumers. Filing a consumer complaint can be done on the Division’s website and is… Continue reading How To File A Complaint With The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation About Your Delaying, Denying and Bad Treating Insurance Company