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New Triple-I Issue Brief Puts the Spotlight on Georgia’s Insurance Affordability Crisis

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Tort reform is discussed as a legislative solution to the challenge of legal system abuse excessive policyholder or plaintiff attorney practices that increase costs and time to settle insurance claims. The five-year average count for liability claims increased 24.9 percent (2014 – 2018 at 583,756 vs. 2019-2023 at 729,191).

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Blog Post: April Fool’s-Proof Coverage: Manage Construction Risks Through Commercial General Liability Insurance

LexisNexis

Read now » Related Content Builders Risk Insurance and Its Use in Construction Projects Discover the unusual characteristics of builders risk insurance and how features of the coverage differentiate it from other commercial policies that can afford some, but not identical, protection to the policyholder.

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Blog Post: Construction Defect Litigation: Key Insurance Issues

LexisNexis

Learn about discovery and coverage issues and cases involving damages to construction projects and the ways to prove who was at fault. Read now » Related Content Design and Construction Defect Claims: Overview and Defense Strategies Discover the basics of a defect claim against a designer or contractor.

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Blog Post: Construction Defect Litigation: Key Insurance Issues

LexisNexis

Learn about discovery and coverage issues and cases involving damages to construction projects and the ways to prove who was at fault. Read now » Related Content Design and Construction Defect Claims: Overview and Defense Strategies Discover the basics of a defect claim against a designer or contractor.

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The Scoop On The Fifth Circuit’s Ruling Against Blue Bell Ice Cream

Hunton Andrews Kurth

As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery Blog , the Fifth Circuit recently held that Blue Bell Creameries’ commercial general liability (CGL) insurers do not have a duty to defend the ice cream company in a shareholder lawsuit, which arose from a Listeria outbreak. In any event, the ruling is a mixed bag for policyholders.

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Emerging Property Insurance Trends 2024

Property Insurance Centre

Weather Conditions and Natural Disasters Since 1980, there have been 360 weather- and climate-related natural catastrophes , resulting in damages and costs of over $2.57 The impacts of weather events and natural disasters go beyond immediate property damage, affecting communities and economies on a larger scale.

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Blog Post: State-by-State Analysis: General Liability Insurance Coverage Exclusions for Faulty Workmanship

LexisNexis

This survey covers state law on the issue of faulty workmanship as an occurrence for purposes of coverage determination under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. Generally, an insured's work product is not covered, but defective workmanship that causes property damage is covered.