Topic
Hurricanes
482 published works
The Right Coast
Why researchers are concerned about ‘grey swan’ hurricanes – CSMonitor.com
Researchers at Princeton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology named the city in a new paper that warns of potentially devastating storms they ve dubbed "grey swans." Unlike Black Swans,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Less Hurricanes = Less Premiums, Right?
I just read the following article in the Tampa Bay Times: In 'placid times' two Tampa Bay insurers make Fortune's fastest-growing list. This section of the article stood out to…
Florida Insurance Blog
Late Notice, Appraisal and Prejudice
By Mark Nation
In State Farm Florida Insurance Company v. Hernandez, 40 FLW D1433a (Fla. 3rd DCA June 17, 2005), State Farm appealed a non-final order compelling appraisal of a homeowners claim. The lawsuit arose…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Judgment for Insured Upheld After Insurer Rejects Claim for Hurricane Damage
The Texas Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's judgment as modified against Lloyds for improperly denying a claim for damage caused by Hurricane Ike. Nat'l Lloyds Ins. Co. v.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
FEMA’s Rush to Resolve Sandy Fraud Issues May Only Scratch the Surface
By Robert Trautmann, Merlin Law Group
Unless you have been consciously trying to avoid it, you cannot help but know that is going on regarding Hurricane Sandy and the engineering fraud that seems to have run…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Sanctions Issued for Frivolous Hurricane Sandy Complaint Filed Against Insurer
The federal district court for the district of New Jersey cracked down on a Texas law firm that filed 250 Hurricane Sandy related cases against insurers without adequate investigation. Lighthouse…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Despite Ninth Year Without a Major Storm, Floridians Have Not Seen Rate Reductions
Hurricane season just ended in Florida without any significant storm landing on our shores. As noted in Slow hurricane season could spell relief for Citizens Property Insurance policyholders,11 the 9-year…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Sandy Update – Case Management Order No. 12
By Shane Smith
If you have been following Hurricane Sandy news, you may already be aware of Judge Brown’s recent November 7th order in Raimey v. Wright National Flood Insurance Company,1 in the…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
Mold Exclusion: Louisiana Federal Court Interprets Exclusion And Endorsement
Many insurance policies include exclusions that are modified by endorsement. An analysis of the specific language in both the exclusionary provision and the modifying endorsement are critical in determining whether…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Denial of Coverage for Bulge in Wall Upheld
The insurer properly denied coverage for a bulge in a warehouse wall that the insured claimed was caused by Hurricane Ike. Russell v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…