David Pieffer | Claims Journal | July 8, 2019 What’s worse: An incident that caused an insurance claim or the claims process itself? Ask a policyholder who has recently lived through a homeowners’ insurance claim process and the results might not be as lopsided as one would assume. Whether it was a run-of-the-mill roof leak… Continue reading First Notice of Loss an Opportunity to Build Customer Satisfaction: Viewpoint
Month: July 2019
Washington Court Tunnels Deeper Into the Discovery Rule
Lian Skaf | The Subrogation Strategist | May 10, 2019 Often times, properly analyzing when a statute of limitations begins to run – not just how long it runs – is crucial to timely pleading. In Dep’t of Transp. v. Seattle Tunnel Partners, 2019 Wash.App. LEXIS 281 (Was. Ct. App. Feb. 5, 2019), Division Two of the… Continue reading Washington Court Tunnels Deeper Into the Discovery Rule
Claims for Negligence? Duty to Defend Triggered
Michael S. Levine | Hunton Andrews Kurth | June 19, 2019 On June 17, 2019, the First Circuit held that an insurer’s duty to defend was triggered because the underlying complaint set forth claims that required a showing of intent as well as claims that sought recovery for conduct that “fits comfortably within the definition of an… Continue reading Claims for Negligence? Duty to Defend Triggered
How Specific does a Specific Litigation Exclusion have to be?
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs | July 9, 2019 Insurance policies often have general exclusions for known losses or prior acts. The reason for this is that most insurance is for fortuitous risks–risks that will take place in the future; not risks that already have taken place. For large policyholders that have ongoing… Continue reading How Specific does a Specific Litigation Exclusion have to be?
Feeling the Heat: Do California’s Health and Safety Regulations Increase the Value of Your Insurance Claim?
Daniel Veroff | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 11, 2019 California summers can get hot. To protect workers, the state requires employers to take extensive precautions. California’s regulations on heat safety are promulgated by the Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety, which is often referred to as Cal/OSHA. Cal/OSHA summarizes these… Continue reading Feeling the Heat: Do California’s Health and Safety Regulations Increase the Value of Your Insurance Claim?