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What to Expect after a California Wildfire Property Damage Event

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Californias Insurance Commissioner Thinks They Should Without an Inventory Experiencing the loss of your home and personal belongings in a wildfire is an unimaginable hardship.

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Residential Property Damage Lawyers Beware: Court Excludes Expert’s Estimate Finding an Estimate Is Not an Adjustment

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Recently, in a Hurricane Laura case, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the district courts exclusion of the Defendant-Insurers engineers estimate based upon the finding that he was not … The post Residential Property Damage Lawyers Beware: Court Excludes Experts Estimate Finding an Estimate Is Not an Adjustment appeared (..)

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Lack of Insurable Interest Precludes Recovery for Property Damage

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Hawley Insurance Co. 2025)), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that the plaintiff lacked an insurable interest in property it insured because it did not own or possess the property or suffer economic loss due to the propertys destruction.

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Residential Property Damage Lawyers Beware: Court Excludes Expert’s Estimate Finding an Estimate Is Not an Adjustment

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Recently, in a Hurricane Laura case, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the district courts exclusion of the Defendant-Insurers engineers estimate based upon the finding that he was not … The post Residential Property Damage Lawyers Beware: Court Excludes Experts Estimate Finding an Estimate Is Not an Adjustment appeared (..)

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Construction Financing and Factoring of Insurance Receivables—MMA Related Case Sheds Light on Factors in the Property Insurance Claim Industry

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Property damage insurance claims funding by factoring companies is a relatively recent phenomenon in the property insurance claims industry.

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Is State Farm’s “New Construction” Setting of Xactimate Proper?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

A recent court ruling has provided significant clarity on whether State Farms use of Xactimates “New Construction” labor efficiency setting is legally permissible in property damage estimates. appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Is State Farm’s “New Construction” Setting of Xactimate Proper?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

A recent court ruling has provided significant clarity on whether State Farms use of Xactimates “New Construction” labor efficiency setting is legally permissible in property damage estimates. appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.