Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

When a hurricane damages your home, you expect your insurance company to play fair. But what happens when insurers undervalue claims, drag out disputes, and then hide behind new laws to avoid accountability? Scottsdale Insurance Companya case that delivered a crucial victory for policyholders in Florida.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 23, 2024

While Jimmy Patronis and Governor DeSantis trumpet their latest emergency rule as consumer protection following the CBS 60 Minutes Expose noted in CBS 60 Minutes Exposes Alleged Insurance Company Fraud: Adjusters Reveal Altered Hurricane Damage Estimates by Claims Management, the reality reveals a different story.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

JANUARY 7, 2025

Insurance companies denying hail damage claims are repeat players in the litigation arena. This post will provide more insight and lessons as a grand finale to Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts, and Policyholders and Public Adjusters … The post Want to Win a Hailstorm Damage Lawsuit?

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

JANUARY 23, 2025

Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company , No. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the insurers motion in limine and excluded evidence and testimony regarding replacement cost value of damages, matching, and to limit damages to direct physical loss. 6:23-cv-2025-ACC-DCI, 2024 U.S. 2d DCA 2008).

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company , the U.S. Court of Appeals reviewed a summary judgment ruling in favor of co-defendant West American Insurance Company (“West American”), issued by the U.S. Subsequently, West American issued payment for the damages it deemed to be covered and non-cosmetic.

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Tosten Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Water damage can wreak havoc on commercial properties, leading to costly repairs and business disruptions. At Tosten Marketing, we often hear from business owners wondering about their insurance coverage for such incidents. Commercial property insurance water damage coverage is a complex topic with many nuances.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Recent investigative reporting by CBS’s 60 Minutes, noted in CBS 60 Minutes Exposes Alleged Insurance Company Fraud: Adjusters Reveal Altered Hurricane Damage Estimates by Claims Management, has exposed alleged widespread underpayments of claims and unethical claims practices in Florida’s property insurance industry.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 4, 2024

Insurance policies protect you from the cost of replacing lost, damaged, or stolen items: or at least, that’s how they’re supposed to work. But what happens if your insurance company refuses to pay what you are owed?

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Spinnaker Insurance Company , the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania considered a homeowners insurance coverage dispute, ultimately finding that questions of residency and alleged fraudulent misrepresentations precluded summary judgment. In Jackson v.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company , the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that a loose bolt or fitting that could be remedied simply by tightening it did not constitute “direct physical loss of or damage” to equipment covered under an all-risk property insurance policy. [1]

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Almost two years after a group of independent claims adjusters alleged that insurers had deceptively altered their damage estimates and low-balled policyholders, Florida’s chief financial officer has issued an emergency rule barring similar actions in Hurricane Milton claims. “Any move …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Heritage Insurance (HRTG) lost 20% of its publicly traded value yesterday following the recent CBS 60 Minutes investigation into alleged insurance fraud in Florida, which has sent shockwaves through the insurance industry.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 22, 2024

Insurance restoration contractors have a lot on their plate. They are not building based on new plans but repairing already-built structures.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 5, 2024

When navigating the aftermath of a property damage claim, many homeowners seek professionals to help them secure the best possible settlement from their insurance company.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Preliminary data show insurance companies have paid out more than $4 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes earlier this month. This week …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 8, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex fires. The moratorium shields those living within the perimeters or …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $6.9 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes last month. That’s according to the …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 200,000 policyholders affected by the Mountain Fire, which has destroyed 243 structures. The order shields those living within the …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 15, 2024

A Maui judge’s ruling resolves a critical roadblock to finalizing a $4 billion wildfire settlement: Insurance companies who have paid out more than $2 billion in claims can seek reimbursement only from the settlement amount defendants, who victims blame for …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 23, 2025

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking all California insurance companies to provide advance payments on claims for Los Angeles wildfire survivors. Lara’s order is designed to help speed the recovery process for wildfire survivors affected by several fires in …

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Wren Insurance Agency

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Now that we are in the thick of the official hurricane season here in Florida, you may have noticed - if you recently tried to bind a new home insurance policy - that most carriers will stop writing up to a week or two prior to a named storm possibly impacting the state. The more damage, the more likely premiums will rise at renewal.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

GeoVera Specialty Insurance Company (2024 WL 3952571), the court affirmed that unambiguous policy limits remain enforceable even when an appraisal award exceeds those limits. This decision provides valuable guidance for insurers handling post-catastrophe claims. In a recent decision by the U.S.

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Top Insurance Blogs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Sorting through the list of top homeowners insurance companies in Florida can be a challenging task due to the variety of options available. This is why I have taken the pain to craft this publication on the best homeowners insurance companies in Florida this 2024.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Massachusetts standard auto policy does not require an insurer to pay inherent diminished value (IDV) to a claimant whose vehicle is damaged by one of its insureds. The Massachusetts Supreme Court in a 6-0 ruling has upheld dismissal of …

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

MAY 21, 2024

Leatherstocking Cooperative Insurance Company , CV-23-0362, 2024 NY Slip Op 02113 (April 18, 2024), the Plaintiff was in the process of selling his home in Saratoga Springs, New York. The house was insured under a homeowners policy issued by Leatherstocking Cooperative Insurance Company. In Michael Zimmerman v.

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TGS

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

What if that charming house has a history of costly water damage, roof issues, or even fire damage? This is where a loss history report comes inits like a propertys report card for past insurance claims. A loss history report provides a record of insurance claims filed on a property, typically over the past five to seven years.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 14, 2024

Like single-family homeowners in California, landlords are facing higher insurance premiums, too. Many insurance companies have stopped writing policies in the state because of increased wildfire risks, but that’s … And they’re passing along some of those costs to their tenants.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

First it was the fake bear insurance fraud that made headlines around the country. Now, it’s a fake deer that has landed a South Carolina woman in jail after authorities said she provided false information to a Progressive Insurance company.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

AUGUST 1, 2024

In Zurich American Insurance Company v. 23, 2024), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the term “surface waters,” as used in a limitation contained in commercial property insurance policies, was ambiguous in the context of rainwater accumulating on roofs, thereby finding coverage for the insured.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

MARCH 4, 2024

26, 2024), the Western District of Washington considered competing motions for partial summary judgment in a property damage case involving a winter storm, where large amounts of rain and melted snow backed the drain up and the force of the water pushed through the exterior door causing damage to the entire basement level.

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Wren Insurance Agency

OCTOBER 17, 2024

At this time of year, typically due to Florida storms causing damage to our homes, there are a larger number of insurance claims than normal. Many adjusters investigate your claim by visiting your property; in person, viewing and documenting losses and damages personally.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A Maui judge last month agreed to ask the state high court questions about how insurance companies can … Hawaii’s Supreme Court will consider questions about issues that threaten to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

AUGUST 22, 2024

Harleysville Insurance Company , 2024 WL 3792261 (D. Background The plaintiff-insured provided residential and day habilitation services in a property covered by a commercial package insurance policy issued by the defendant-insurer. In Life Skills, Inc.

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McMahon Insurance Agency

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Discover 9 homeowner maintenance tips to protect your property. Learn how care for your roof, HVAC, plumbing, and safety systems can help.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

MARCH 18, 2024

A federal court recently held that an insurer could not deny coverage under a homeowner’s policy based upon the failure of the named insured’s son, an “insured person,” to submit to an examination under oath (“EUO”). Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company , Civil Action No. In Michelle Adeola v.

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Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

JANUARY 20, 2025

By providing feedback to encourage safer driving habits, telematics has been found to lower risk and reduce auto premiums, empowering consumers to recognize their direct influence on their insurance rates, Kempton said. I remember when insurance companies advertised dependability and stability, Temple explained.

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The Property Insurance Law Observer

MARCH 12, 2024

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington decided an insurance coverage case involving Plaintiffs Benny and Guangying Cheung and Defendant Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company. Plaintiffs argued that the damage was covered under the policy, primarily resulting from theft.

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