Failure of Insured to Provide Requested Documents Triggers Appraisal Under First Party Insurance Policy

Paul Ferland | Property Insurance Law Observer | October 14, 2019 Those familiar with first party insurance policies have undoubtedly encountered a recurring issue with the interpretation of appraisal provisions – what does it mean to disagree on the amount of loss?  In Valvano Realty Co. v. American Fire and Casualty Co., the United States District… Continue reading Failure of Insured to Provide Requested Documents Triggers Appraisal Under First Party Insurance Policy

Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute

Ashley Kellgren | Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry | August 17, 2018 In two separate opinions, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals reiterated the longstanding principle that issues regarding the quality of an insurer’s adjustment of a claim and bad faith should not be interjected into a first party insurance coverage action. In Citizens Prop. Ins.… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute

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