Jorge Cruz-Bustillo | Chartwell Law In Florida, for years, the plaintiffs’ bar has been filing first-party property law suits for ensuing water damages caused by the failure of cast-iron pipes. In those cases, in which there is no evidence of interior water damages, the plaintiffs’ bar has been claiming repair costs associated with “access” (i.e., tear… Continue reading Plaintiffs’ Bar Hits A Wall When It Comes to “Access” Damages
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Policy Language Expressly Prohibits Replacement of Undamaged Material to Match Damaged Material
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Construing an all-risk Businessowners Policy, the court found that the policy language did not required replacement of undamaged material match materials that were damaged. Pleasure Creek Townhomes Homeowners’ Ass’n v. Am. Family Ins. Co., 2019 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1095 (Minn. Ct. App. Nov. 25, 2019). … Continue reading Policy Language Expressly Prohibits Replacement of Undamaged Material to Match Damaged Material
Matching Issues and New Endorsements Creating an Insurance Coverage Gap
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog Insurance company law firm Matthiessen, Wickert & Lehrer have updated a thorough discussion of the adjustment issue of matching in an article, ”Matching Regulations” And Laws Affecting Homeowners’ Property Claims In All 50 States. From their view, they noted the current state of affairs regarding matching: It remains one of… Continue reading Matching Issues and New Endorsements Creating an Insurance Coverage Gap
Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | September 11, 2019 The Seventh Circuit found that the insurer was obligated to pay for siding of a building that was not damaged by hail so that it matched the replaced damaged portions of the siding. Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co.,… Continue reading Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings
Matching Considerations in Utah
Jonathan Bukowski | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 26, 2019 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) drafted a model law named the “Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act.” These standards include fair and rapid settlement of claims as well as the procedures and practices constituting unfair claim adjustment practices. Section 9 of the… Continue reading Matching Considerations in Utah