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Insurance Policy Assignment Provisions: What They Are and When Insurers Have to Consent

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Many policyholders forget that their insurance policy is a contract and is subject, with exceptions, to the usual laws of contract. An issue that frequently arises is whether the named insured is able to assign insurance proceeds under the policy to another.

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Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts—Part Two

Property Insurance Coverage Law

In yesterdays post, Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts, the court found that the insurance policy did not provide coverage for the claimed damages for two primary reasons.1

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Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts

Property Insurance Coverage Law

I often hear this question when discussing a loss with a potential client or public adjuster: Chip, isnt it an all-risk insurance policy? This question is often in response to a question I asked them: What caused the loss?

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Is the Address Correct on the Property Insurance Policy?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

In my basic course about property insurance coverage to public adjusters, and as a standard issue regarding case intake at Merlin Law Group, I first emphasize to always make certain the named insureds and clients have a right to bring the claims. appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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The Majority of Insurance Agents Do Not Read the Policies They Sell—Many Professionals in the Insurance Service Sector Fail to Read the Full Policy

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Insurance policyholders do not read the insurance policies that are sold to them. The insurance contracts are not even provided to the policyholder until after the product is purchased.

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Mailing a Letter, in Context With Other Clues, Is Sufficient Cancellation – NC High Court

Insurance Journal

Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner’s insurance policy shortly just weeks before a fire destroyed a home, the North …

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Court Differentiates Vandalism from Theft in First Party Insurance Policy

The Property Insurance Law Observer

The Court considered whether the Plaintiffs’ loss was caused by theft or vandalism, as neither term was defined in the policy. In Cheung, the Plaintiffs, who resided in California, purchased property in scenic Mount Vernon, Washington, in July 2021, and insured the property through a policy of insurance issued by Allstate.

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