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Hurricanes
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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Nearly Ten Years Later, Hurricane Ike’s Stormy Winds Are Still Churning in the Texas Supreme Court — USAA Tex. Lloyds V. Menchaca
On April 7, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court in USAA Tex. Lloyds Co. v. Menchaca,1 answered several issues that had continually swirled around litigation arising out of Hurricane Ike policy…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
2017 Windstorm Deductible One-Two Punch? Not in Louisiana
The 2017 Atlantic Storm Season was one of the most active in over a decade with many communities receiving multiple blows in quick succession. This is not the first season…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Harvey Claims Should Not Lead to Policy Cancelations or Non-Renewals
The Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) has issued a number of bulletins specific to Hurricane Harvey. These bulletins do no create new law, but provide TDI’s interpretation of the law,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Puerto Rico: Sanctions Will Apply for Bad Faith and Delays in Insurance Claims
The 90-day period to resolve claims made for damages caused by Hurricane Maria may expire soon. To protect insureds from the bad faith and delay of the insurer, Puerto Rico’s…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
FEMA Registration Deadline Extended Until January 8, 2018, for US Virgin Islands
Residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria now have through January 8, 2018, to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).1 Registration is required…
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Insurers Brace for a Texas-sized Assessment for FAIR Plan Members
By Christopher Martin, Troutman Pepper Locke
At its recent December 11th meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Governing Committee of the Texas FAIR Plan Association (TFPA) is reported to have approved an assessment for its insurance…
Disaster Prep & Recovery
Important Hurricane Harvey Recovery Information from the City of Houston
City of Houston Opens Pilot Neighborhood Restoration Center in Northeast Houston for Harvey Flood Survivors The City of Houston, along with local non-profit organization partners, opened the first Neighborhood Restoration Center at…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Wildfire Lawsuit Filed in California and Thanksgiving Day 2017
By Chip Merlin
Merlin Law Group is co-counsel with a very fine San Francisco based law firm, Levin Simes. We filed a wildfire lawsuit on behalf of a vineyard yesterday. It is hard…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Best Hurricane Insurance Seminar Regarding Hurricanes Irma and Maria—Seriously, This Is The Best!
By Chip Merlin
Have you noticed that some seminars have just a few speakers and they are not in the middle of the issues, but pretenders? Harris Martin Publishers asked me to co-chair…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
Tips for Filing an Insurance Claim After Hurricanes Irma and Maria
By Tom Bolt
Hurricanes Irma and Maria have caused massive amounts of property damage throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tens of thousands of people are now in the process of filing homeowners’ insurance…