Remove Damage Remove Underwriter Remove Underwriting
article thumbnail

Descartes Launches Parametric Tornado Coverage for Solar Farms

Insurance Journal

Descartes Underwriting has announced the launch of a parametric insurance product to protect utility-scale solar farms against tornado damage. According to a press release, the coverage uses satellite data and analytics to insure transition-sector investments against physical damage, business interruption …

article thumbnail

Court Permits Parties to Cure Defective Diversity Jurisdiction in Suit Against Underwriters at Lloyd’s

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, et al. 2024), to preserve diversity jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York permitted a plaintiff insured to drop non-diverse, dispensable defendant Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (“Underwriters”) which subscribed to a commercial property insurance policy.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Navigating Insurance Challenges in Affordable Housing: Rehabs vs. New Construction

Scott Insurance

If heavy machinery is used in proximity to the existing apartment buildings, it raises the potential for accidents or property damage. This increases costs and can even lead to insurer disputes in the event of a claim if the insurers disagree on whose insured property was damaged. Consider a scenario where a rehab is underway.

article thumbnail

What is a Loss History Report?

TGS

What if that charming house has a history of costly water damage, roof issues, or even fire damage? fire, water damage, theft), amount paid, and current claim status. Insurance companies rely on these reports to assess risk when underwriting a new policy. But what if theres more to the story? You can request your C.L.U.E.

article thumbnail

Housing Code Violations in Los Angeles: An Interview with Katie Vespia 

Distinguished

In Los Angeles, housing code violations present challenges that affect property safety, compliance, and insurance underwriting. Along with this, mold and water damage often due to leaking pipes, poor ventilation, or roof damageposes serious health hazards if not promptly repaired. Pest infestations are also widespread.

article thumbnail

Court Finds Policy Term, “Windstorm,” to be Ambiguous in Coverage Dispute Involving Tornado

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (2024 WL 322297 (Tex. The insureds suffered property damage caused by a tornado and subsequently submitted a claim to their insurer. Wind damage can be attributed to gusts (short bursts of high-speed winds) or longer periods of stronger sustained winds. In Mankoff v. Dallas Jan.

article thumbnail

2022 P&C Underwriting Profitability Seen Worsening as Inflation, Hard Market Persist

Triple-I: Business Insurance

The property & casualty insurance industry’s combined ratio – an indicator of underwriting profitability – is forecast at 100.7 A combined ratio below 100 represents an underwriting profit, and a ratio above 100 represents a loss. for 2022, up 1.2 They presented their findings at a Triple-I members-only virtual webinar.