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Two wildfires in the Everglades near the Broward County border remain fully uncontained, causing widespread smoke, degraded air quality, and reduced visibility across South Florida. Current Situation Overview - Two...more
Umpire Not Immune from Insurer’s Suit for Undisclosed Conflicts - A toilet supply line leak damaged Rike’s home. She submitted a claim to her property insurer and demanded an appraisal. Rike and the insurer selected their...more
Jones owned an eight-acre property with a half-acre pond in front of his house. Hatcher, a broker, offered to secure cheaper insurance, asking Jones to sign a single-page application without questions. Hatcher inspected and...more
The Los Angeles area fires that started in early January have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses throughout the region. The fires triggered ongoing evacuation orders and warnings as communities coped with dangerous...more
Mudpie, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America, — F.4th —-, 2021 WL 4486509 (9th Cir. Oct. 1, 2021), Case No. 20-16858. In March 2020, California state and local authorities issued orders limiting...more
Introduction: On July 1, 2021, Florida’s Senate Bill 76 (“SB76”), which modified several provisions that impact Florida’s property insurance litigation, went into effect. This bill was Florida’s latest attempt to stabilize...more
Two more federal court judges in the Northern District of Ohio have weighed in on whether insurance carriers in the cases pending before them must cover claims for damages caused by the COVID19 pandemic. In both cases, the...more
IN RESPONSE TO RECORD-BREAKING FIRE LOSSES IN 2017, THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SIGNED THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER ACT OF 2019 INTO LAW ON OCTOBER 3, 2019, WHICH NOW TAKES IMMEDIATE EFFECT TO GOVERN THE USE OF OUT-OF-STATE ADJUSTERS...more
A new law represents a major step forward to remedy Florida’s assignment of benefits (“AOB”) crisis, which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has described as a “racket” in recent years....more
When an insured suffers a loss, they sometimes do not have the resources up front to make the repairs to their property. In many states, an insured can hire a contractor to perform the work in exchange for a post-loss...more