Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 9, 2018 Denied water damage claims are one of the more frequently handled claims by our law firm. The cost to repair these claims can be quite high depending on many factors including the length of time the water leaked, the length of the leak,… Continue reading Denied Water Damage Claims and Unethical Adjuster Conduct
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Follow-Up: My Insurance Claim Was Denied Because My Water Leak Lasted Over a Period of 14 Days or More – Was the Denial Proper?
Marie Laur | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 4, 2018 In March, I posted a blog on the Hicks v. American Integrity Insurance Company opinion,1 in which a Florida court ruled that policy language stating: “we do not insure…for loss…caused by…constant or repeated seepage or leakage of water…over a period of 14 or more days,” did not preclude… Continue reading Follow-Up: My Insurance Claim Was Denied Because My Water Leak Lasted Over a Period of 14 Days or More – Was the Denial Proper?
Utah Court: Seepage Over A Months-Long Period Is Excluded As Moral Hazard
October 14, 2015 Two weeks ago in Wheeler v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2015 WL 5714392, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131736 (C.D.Utah, Sep. 29, 2015), a Utah court barred coverage for a mold loss caused when a vacant log cabin suffered a long-term water leak. The policy excluded “seepage or leakage over a period of weeks,… Continue reading Utah Court: Seepage Over A Months-Long Period Is Excluded As Moral Hazard