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Hurricanes
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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Claim Preparation Expenses: The Cost May Be Covered Under the Policy
By the time you read this post, policyholders along the East Coast will likely be suffering damages caused by Hurricane Irene. As so often noted on this blog, being prepared…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Chip, Where Are the Hurricanes Going to Hit?
By Chip Merlin
The title to this blog post was the question asked of me yesterday by a Houston insurance defense attorney. The path of Tropical Strom Emily may give you an idea of…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Express and Constructive Conditions Precedent to Appraisal of Hurricane Losses
A few weeks back in Insurer Post-Loss Obligations and Appraisal - The Other Side of Romay, I wrote about compliance with post-loss obligations as preconditions to a demand for appraisal…
Louisiana Law Blog
BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
By Kean Miller
On June 1, 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued a notice to Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region (GOMR) lease and pipeline right-of-way…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Models and SB 408
The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) recently approved catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions’ new hurricane model. The FCHLPM, an independent body of experts, was created by…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Insurer Avoids Hurricane Appraisal by Alleging Fraud
When a dispute as to the amount of loss in an insurance claim arises, some insurance policies allow for the dispute to be resolved through appraisal. Appraisal however, is not…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Inside the Storm – Hurricane Warnings provided by Hurricane Hunters
This week, Claims Journal reported on the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. They told the story of the 1944 bet that changed the way we receive severe weather data and warnings.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Credibility of Witnesses is Key in Determining the Amount of Loss from Hurricane Damage
When an insurance company wrongfully denies a claim for damages, the injured may bring a lawsuit against the insurance company and seek the determination of a judge or jury that…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Mitigation May Reduce Your Insurance Premiums
A couple of weeks ago, in Choose Your Hurricane Protection and Installers Wisely, I discussed the importance of proper hurricane preparation and mitigation when choosing window protection and installers. Hurricane…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Top Five Commercial Hurricane Ike Damage Claims Disputes
Back in October of 2010, I had the privilege of attending the 15th Annual Insurance Law Institute in Austin, Texas. Over the course of the program, I listened to varying…