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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Florida’s Appellate Courts Have Been Busy With Late Notice Hurricane Wilma Cases
By Shaun Marker
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals has been busy with late notice Hurricane Wilma cases on appeal. Trial courts within the Fourth District have disposed of these cases, finding…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Policyholders Will Have Their Day In Court Since Florida Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court’s Ruling In “Late Notice” Hurricane Wilma Case
By Shaun Marker
Those familiar with Hurricane Wilma litigation in South Florida may be fully aware of a recent trend of trial court rulings which take cases away from juries, seemingly depriving policyholders…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Meteorologists Predict 2012 Will Be A Relatively Mild Hurricane Season for the Atlantic Basin
On April 4, Doctors Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray, of Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorlogy Project, released their Extended Range Forecast of Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and Landfall…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Will Your Business Be Covered When It Needs it The Most? – Understanding Business Interruption Claims
Last month, in Service One Cable T.V., Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2011-1469 (La. App. 1st Cir. February 10, 2012), the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Holder of Certificate of Insurance Is Not Insured Under Policy
The shopping mall owner, Bender Square Partners, sought to recover from the insurer for losses resulting from Hurricane Ike to property it had leased to PNS Stores, Inc. Bender…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
In Federal Court, Judges Act As Gatekeepers In Deciding Whether To Admit Expert Testimony
By Shaun Marker
In a recent case before the U.S. District Court in Ft. Lauderdale, the Court had to decide whether a policyholder’s expert should be allowed to testify on certain issues in…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Approves of Slow Hurricane Claims Process
When Hurricane Ike hit Texas in September of 2008, many individuals and business were devastated by the destruction. What they were truly in need of was a swift response from…
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Massachusetts Attorney General Calls For Hearing On Hurricane Models
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has sent a letter to the Massachusetts State Rating Board requesting that a hearing be held to review the hurricane models used by insurers to…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Court Considers Length of and Reasons for Delay in “Late Notice” Cases
To make a claim for hurricane damage to property, you must first notify the insurance carrier of the damage. Most policies require the policyholder to provide this notice with some…
SALT Shaker
Come Rain or Come Shine: Some States Offering Extensions to Taxpayers Impacted by Hurricane Irene
Sutherland SALT created a spreadsheet describing state tax filing extensions related to Hurricane Irene. This spreadsheet is general in nature and does not address states that have not issued guidance regarding…