Amanda McKinlay and James Snow | Snell & Wilmer During the 2023 legislative session, Colorado passed eleven bills related to wildfire prevention and recovery. The Centennial State had its worst fire season in history in 2020 and is still recovering from the devastating Marshall Fire in Boulder just a year and a half ago. The… Continue reading Colorado Legislation to Improve Wildfire Resiliency Through Building Codes and Grants Will Impact Construction Industry
Month: September 2023
Nevada Legislature Burns Insurers’ Rights to Offer Eroding Limits
William S. Bennett | SDV Insights Nevada’s legislature recently passed a groundbreaking law imposing two prohibitions on insurers. First, the law prohibits insurers from issuing or renewing any liability insurance policy with an “eroding limits” provision. While the first section of the law will have the most immediate effects, the statute goes further, generally prohibiting… Continue reading Nevada Legislature Burns Insurers’ Rights to Offer Eroding Limits
Order Compelling Appraisal Is Not Final Appealable Order
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Eleventh Circuit determined that the district court’s order compelling an appraisal was not an appealable order under 28 U.S.C. 1291. Positano Place at Naples I Condominium Assoc., Inc. v. Empire Indem. Ins. Co., 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 13416 (11th Cir. May 31, 2023). Empire… Continue reading Order Compelling Appraisal Is Not Final Appealable Order
Nevada’s Changing Liability Insurance Landscape—State Insurance Regulator Issues Emergency Regulation and Guidance Addressing Controversial “Defense-Within-Limits” Legislation
Geoffrey B. Fehling and Andrew S. Koelz | Hunton Insurancey Recovery Blog We recently posted about Nevada becoming the first state to prohibit defense-within-limits provisions in liability insurance policies. Defense-within-limits provisions—resulting in what is called “eroding” or “wasting” policies—reduce the policy’s applicable limit of insurance by amounts the insurer pays to defend the policyholder against a claim… Continue reading Nevada’s Changing Liability Insurance Landscape—State Insurance Regulator Issues Emergency Regulation and Guidance Addressing Controversial “Defense-Within-Limits” Legislation
California Trial Court Clarifies When Coastal Property Owners Are Entitled to Seawall Protection Under the Coastal Act
Noah S. DeWitt | Nossaman In a recent California trial court decision, Casa Mira Homeowners Association v. California Coastal Commission (Casa Mira), the court added another significant page in the decades-long debate over which coastal properties are entitled to shoreline protective structures from the assumed effects of coastal erosion. While a California statute–Public Resources Code Section… Continue reading California Trial Court Clarifies When Coastal Property Owners Are Entitled to Seawall Protection Under the Coastal Act