John Daid Dickenson and Chad A. Pasternack | Property Insurance Law Observer Two years after implementing meaningful assignment of benefits reform, Florida enacted broader property insurance claim reform. On June 11, 2021, Governor DeSantis sign S.B. 76, which takes effect on July 1, 2021. S.B. 76 focuses on reducing insurance claim litigation by, amongst other things,… Continue reading A Look Inside Florida’s Recent Property Insurance Reform
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Witnesses, Add to Your ‘Truthiness’ by Showing Pictures
Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm | Holland & Hart The idea is a merger of pop culture with academics. In pop culture, “truthiness” refers facetiously to the feeling of something being true, independent of its actual truth value (a term coined by late-night comedian, Stephen Colbert). Academics, however, have creatively adopted the term to describe the real phenomenon that… Continue reading Witnesses, Add to Your ‘Truthiness’ by Showing Pictures
Florida Senate Passes Legislation to Reform Litigation for Property Insurance Claims
Matthew Lewis | PropertyCasualtyFocus Toward the end of the 2021 Florida legislative session, the Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 76, a bill that focuses on reducing litigation related to property insurance claims and also places restrictions on companies soliciting insureds to file roof claims. At the heart of SB 76 is the implementation of a presuit… Continue reading Florida Senate Passes Legislation to Reform Litigation for Property Insurance Claims
Snapshot: Insurance Claims and Coverage in USA
Marion Leydier, Mark F. Rosenberg and William D. Torchiana | Sullivan & Cromwell Insurance claims and coverage Third-party actions Can a third party bring a direct action against an insurer for coverage? As a general rule, such direct actions are not permitted in most states absent an unsatisfied judgment against the insured. A few states… Continue reading Snapshot: Insurance Claims and Coverage in USA
Improving Recovery on Delay and Impact Claims Using American Society of Civil Engineers’ Standard
Jason Ebe | Snell & Willmer 2020 is now behind us, and we have reason for a positive outlook for 2021. However, delays and impacts due to COVID-19 and other factors in 2020 will likely continue into 2021, and claims and disputes over relief will likely increase in 2021. A persuasive claim analysis and presentation… Continue reading Improving Recovery on Delay and Impact Claims Using American Society of Civil Engineers’ Standard