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InsureReinsure
Pennsylvania Superior Court Finds a Concurrent-Cause Exclusion to be Unenforceable in Connection with Hurricane-Related Water Damage
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently found a concurrent-cause exclusion in an all-risks insurance policy to be unenforceable in a case involving hurricane damage to an insured’s business premises and…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Depositions of TWIA’s Top Three Managers Scheduled to Last Weeks!
In the last blog I posted regarding our litigation against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the exchange of documents, Current Status of TWIA Discovery for Hurricane Ike Claims in…
InsureReinsure
Florida Legislator Seeks De-Regulation of Rates for Property Insurance that Covers Risk of Windstorm or Hurricane
On December 8, 2009, State Representative Bill Proctor filed HB 447, An Act Relating to Residential Property Insurance, in the Florida Legislature. HB 447 would permit insurers to charge rates…
Insurance Law Hawaii
No Coverage After Contractor Voluntarily Fixes Hurricane Damage
Coverage for an insured contractor sued after hurricane related-damage to condominium units was the issue in Rolyn Companies, Inc. v. R & J Sales of Texas, Inc., No. 08-61618, 2009…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Current Status of TWIA Discovery for Hurricane Ike Claims in Galveston County
(Note: This Guest Blog is by Javier Delgado, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is the first in a series he and fellow attorney…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Motion for Remand Denied in Hurricane Ike Case
Fourteen months after Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf coastline of Texas, the initial onslaught of litigation is starting to surface in reported decisions. Our first post of undoubtedly many Hurricane…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Court Opinion Highlights Importance of Policy Language
Landmark American Ins. Co. v. Moulton Properties, Inc. Docket No. 3:05cv401, ___ F. Supp. ___ (N.D. Fla., September 22, 2009) This case came before the United States District Court for…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Ida and the Unpredictable Weather
By Chip Merlin
No hurricanes all summer. The water is cooling. People are preparing for Thanksgiving and muttering about retail shops putting up holiday lights in the first week of November. And out…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Slabbers Finally Learn How They All Have Exactly 11.2% Damage
By Chip Merlin
The Bolivar Peninsula TWIA policyholders have had the most frustrating insurance claim experience of any group in recent memory. While we have been having success with other Hurricane Ike claims,…
Texas Bar Blog
Pro Bono Profile: Jeffrey H. Kilgore of Galveston
By Olivia Rose
The National Pro Bono Celebration is Oct. 25 to 31, 2009. Each weekday in October, Texas Bar Blog will feature a Texas attorney who provides pro bono services in the…