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- Do you have Insurance for Construction Equipment Damaged at a Project Site?
- Question of Fact whether Water Loss Occurred During the First 14 Days of Leak
- Design Professional’s Contractual Duty to Defend Obligation
- Don’t Let YOUR Property Insurer Argue Untimely Notice Prejudiced Its Rights
- Insured Responsible for Paying Deductible when Insurer Elects Right to Repair
- Insurer’s Claim File Not Discoverable in Insurance Coverage Dispute
- Liability Insurer’s Duty to Defend Triggered by Allegations in Complaint
- Expert Opinions in Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Insurer’s Payment AFTER Expiration of 60-Day Cure Period from Civil Remedy Notice can Trigger Bad Faith
- Injured Parties Must Comply with Florida’s Nonjoinder Statute
- Repeated Seepage of Water Over Period of 14 Days or More
- An Insured should be Cautious when Receiving an Insurer’s Proposal for Settlement
- If You are a Contractor that Subcontracts Work, You WANT the Subcontractor Exception to the “Your Work” Exclusion
- Presentation on BAD FAITH when Dealing with Property Insurance Claims
- Insured should Consider Proposal for Settlement / Offer of Judgment from Insurer
- Insurer’s Denial of Coverage Means it Cannot Require You to Comply with Post-Loss Policy Conditions
- An Insured’s Noncompliance with Conditions Precedent Must be Pled Specifically
- Exclusions Bar Coverage even in Automobile Liability Insurance Policies
- Contingency Fee Risk Multiplier in Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Maybe NOW is the Time to Consider Business Interruption / Income Insurance
- Seven Practical Tips Dealing with Hurricane Property Damage
- Unintended Consequences of Florida’s Claims Administration Statute
- Insurer Cannot Argue “Compliance with Conditions Precedent” if It Denied Coverage
- Is Insurance Coverage Fully Contradicted by an Exclusion or Limitation?
- Perfecting a Statutory Bad Faith Claim
- Insurer’s Initial Duty – The Duty to Defend Insured
- Salient Points when it Comes to the Interpretation of Insurance Policies
- Professional Services Exclusion under Executive and Organization Liability Policy
- Cyber Liability Insurance for the Construction Industry
- Don’t Let Your Insurer Argue Lack of Notice or Lack of Cooperation
- Insurer’s Duty to Defend Extends to Additional Insured
- Prior Acts Exclusion and Directors & Officers Liability Policy
- Civil Remedy Notice – First Step to Preserving Bad Faith Claim
- Florida’s Nonjoinder Statute Not Designed to Allow You to Put the Cart Before the Horse
- It’s About Maximizing Insurance Coverage…
- Work with an Attorney that Understands the Ins and Outs of Insurance Coverage
- Design Professionals Must Consider Cyber Security Insurance
- Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability Policies for Board Officers and Directors
- Joining a Liability Insurer to a Judgment Against the Insured
- Builder’s Risk Policies and the Contractor’s Tools Exclusion
- Complying with Pre-Suit Post-Loss Obligations in Property Insurance Policy is Question of Fact
- Take the Time to Understand the Significance of Primary and Noncontributory Language
- As a Claimant, what do You do if the Insured’s Liability Carrier Declines to Defend / Cover the Insured?
- Marring Exclusion in Homeowner’s Property Insurance Policies
- Replacement Cost Property Insurance Policies
- Bad Faith Claim regarding Insurer Failing to Settle Claims in Good Faith
- Prior to Filing a Bad Faith Action against a First-Party Insurance Carrier…
- Good News as an Insured under All-Risk Property Insurance Policy
- Don’t be Afraid to Ask Questions about Your Construction Insurance
- There is NO Value Misrepresenting Material Facts in Insurance Application
- Builder’s Risk Insurance is a First-Party Policy
- Tendering the Defense of Lawsuit as Additional Insured
- Application of “Entrustment Exclusion” in Commercial Property Insurance Policy
- Prevailing Insured Recovering Reasonable Trial Court and Appellate Court Fees
- Insured Needs to Understand Rights when Receiving Reservation of Rights Letter
- State of Limbo as to Whether Insurer has Duty to Defend Insured-Contractor during Florida Statutes Chapter 558 Process
- Triggering Exception to Exclusion for Purposes of Property Insurance Coverage
- Does Your Builder’s Risk Policy Provide You the Coverage You Need?
- Post-Loss Insurance Claims are Assignable
- Confirm the Accuracy of Information Included in the Insurance Application to Avoid Rescission
- Plaintiff Joining Defendant-Insured’s Liability Insurer to Judgment
- Do You Believe Your Insurance Agent or Broker Failed to Procure Insurance Coverage?
- Experts are Important in All Cases–Even Insurance Coverage Cases
- Note on Bad Faith Insurance Claims
- D&O Policies and “Insured vs. Insured” Exclusion
- Whether a Liability Insurer Engaged in “Bad-Faith” is Typically a Question of Fact
- What Happens when Insurer Unjustifiably Refuses to Defend Insured
- Trial Issue: Avoid Inflammatory Comments in Suit Against Insurer
- Fact-Finder to Apply Efficient Proximate Cause Doctrine with Multiple Perils with First Party Property Insurance Policy
- CGL Policies and the Subcontractor Exception to the “Your Work” Exclusion
- Separation of Insureds provision in CGL Policy
- Attorney’s Fees in Underlying Construction Defect Action Recoverable Against CGL Insurer
- “Pollutants” are Excluded from Coverage in CGL Policy
- Insurance Coverage is Complicated
- Construction Defects and the Careful Drafting of the Lawsuit (Complaint)
- Make Sure Damages that Form the Basis of Your Coblentz Agreement are Covered Damages and Reasonable
- The “Other Insurance” Provision in CGL Policies
- Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Action Against Insurer
- Builder’s Risk Soft Cost Endorsement
- Property Insurance and the Efficient Proximate Cause Doctrine
- You cannot Join Liability Insurer into Your Lawsuit
- Workers Compensation Immunity Applies to “Contractors”
- How About that “Reservation of Rights” Letter
- Workers Compensation Insurance on Construction Projects
- Understanding the (j)(5) and (j)(6) Exclusions in Your CGL Policy
- Insurer Bears Burden to Demonstrate Exclusion in Policy Applies
- Filing Lawsuit for Declaratory Relief in Insurance Coverage Dispute
- Proving Resulting Damage from a Construction Defect Covered Under CGL Policy
- An Insurer Pursuing Subrogation in a Third-Party Lawsuit
- Be Truthful when Applying for Insurance / During the Underwriting Process
- CGL Insurance and “Property Damage” Claims (Triggering of Occurrence)
- What is the Contractual Liability Exclusion in CGL Policies?
- “Loss Runs,” “Primary and Noncontributory,” Waiver of Subrogation:” What does all of this Mean?
- Notify the Insurer of Claims and Lawsuits — There is No Value Not Doing So
- Builder’s Risk Insurance (for During Construction) and Waiver of Subrogation
- More on “What is a Coblentz Agreement?”
- Note on Subcontractor Default Insurance (“SDI”)
- Make Sure the Subcontractor Exception to the “Your Work” Exclusion was Not Eliminated from Your CGL Policy
- Don’t Let Your Insurer Argue Forfeiture of Insurance Coverage
- CGL Policies Contain Exclusion for Pollutants; Perhaps You Need Pollution Liability Insurance
- Professional Liability Policies are Claims Made Policies
- Additional Insured Status for Claims Arising out of the Negligence of the Primary Insured
- Additional Insured for Ongoing Operations and Completed Operations
- The Manifestation Theory and Injury-in-Fact Theory to Trigger an Occurrence under a CGL Policy
- What is a Coblentz Settlement Agreement when an Insurer Denies a Defense to Its Insured?
- Remember to Notify Your CGL Insurer of a Construction Defect Claim and Lawsuit
- Triggering the CGL Insurer’s Duty to Defend
- Don’t Fully Rely on the Certificate of Insurance; It Does Not Create Insurance Coverage
- Anti-Concurrent Cause Language in an Exclusion in Your Property Insurance Policy
- Is there Coverage Under My Property Insurance Policy if a Covered Risk and Excluded Risk Contribute to My Loss / Damage?
- The “Your Product” Exclusion in CGL Policies Excluding Damage to an Insured’s Product
- Suing a CGL Insurer when You are Not the Primary Insured
- Subrogation and Waiver of Subrogation
- Additional Insured Status is an Important Part of Construction Risk Management
- Applicability of the j(5) and j(6) Exclusions in CGL Policy when Construction Defect / Damage Occurs During Construction
- Know the Post-Loss Conditions / Obligations in Your Insurance Policy
- Property Insurance & Ensuing Loss Exception
Category Archives: Property Insurance
Do you have Insurance for Construction Equipment Damaged at a Project Site?
Are you a contractor that utilizes large equipment such as a crane for purposes of your construction operations? If so, is the equipment owned or leased from an equipment supplier? Assuming you utilize such equipment, have you considered appropriate insurance … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged builder's risk, equipment insurance, insurance for equipment
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Question of Fact whether Water Loss Occurred During the First 14 Days of Leak
Many property insurance policies have an exclusion regarding loss caused by a repeated leakage of water over a period of 14 days or more. Think of a leak with a plumbing system and that leak is continuous over a period … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged 14 days or more, continuous leakage exclusion, exclusion, property insurance, repeated leakage, repeated leakage exclusion, water loss
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Insurer’s Claim File Not Discoverable in Insurance Coverage Dispute
In an insurance coverage dispute, an insurer’s claim file is not discoverable. Typically, this is protected as work product and/or not relevant to the issues underlying coverage. And this is true — the claims file is NOT relevant to the … Continue reading
Posted in bad faith, Property Insurance
Tagged bad-faith, claim file, claim file privilege, insurance coverage discovery, insurance coverage dispute, insurance discovery, insurer's claim file
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Insurer’s Payment AFTER Expiration of 60-Day Cure Period from Civil Remedy Notice can Trigger Bad Faith
In order to assert a first-party bad faith claim against your insurer, you must file a Civil Remedy Notice identifying the statutory violations. This gives the insurer 60 days to cure the violations. What happens if the insurer cures … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged 60 day cure period, bad-faith, Civil Remedy Notice, first-party bad faith, property insurance, statutory bad faith
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Repeated Seepage of Water Over Period of 14 Days or More
There is an exclusion in property insurance policies dealing with the repeated seepage or leakage of water over a period of 14 days or more. For example, if a pipe bursts and there is a repeated seepage of water … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged 14 days or more, property insurance, repeated leakage of water, repeated seepage of water
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Presentation on BAD FAITH when Dealing with Property Insurance Claims
Recently, I participated in a webinar relating to bad faith insurance claims when dealing with a first-party property insurance carrier. A portion of the powerpoint presentation I put on can be seen here. Please visit the link and review the … Continue reading
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Tagged bad faith insurance, bad-faith, first-party claim, property insurance
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Insurer’s Denial of Coverage Means it Cannot Require You to Comply with Post-Loss Policy Conditions
When it comes to first-party property insurance policies, you want to make sure you comply with post-loss policy conditions in your insurance policy. This includes agreeing to sit for an examination under oath, providing a sworn statement in proof of … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged denial of coverage, denies coverage, examination under oath, post-loss policy condition, property insurance
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Maybe NOW is the Time to Consider Business Interruption / Income Insurance
After dealing with the fury and unpredictability of Hurricane Irma, are you thinking that now may be the time to procure business interruption / income insurance? If not, maybe you should give it strong consideration. I am sure after dealing … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged business income endorsement, business income insurance, business interruption endorsement, business interruption insurance, business interruption rider, hurricane irma, property insurance
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Seven Practical Tips Dealing with Hurricane Property Damage
When dealing with a massive hurricane, such as Hurricane Irma, there is sure to be property damage. Dealing with property damage is, of course, much better than dealing with the loss of life or injury. Sometimes, you just need … Continue reading
Posted in Property Insurance
Tagged hurricane damage, hurricane irma, hurricane irma property damage, property damage, property insurance
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Insurer Cannot Argue “Compliance with Conditions Precedent” if It Denied Coverage
Did your insurance carrier deny coverage? “When an insurance carrier investigates a claim of loss and denies coverage because it concludes that a covered loss has not occurred, the insurance carrier cannot assert the insured’s failure to comply with the … Continue reading
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Tagged conditions precedent, denial of coverage, insurance denial, insurer denial
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