11th Circuit Asks Fla. Supreme Court if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops November 9, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair...
11th Circuit: Conflicting Wording Requires Insurers to Share Defense Expenses September 20, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff When the wording of insurance policies conflict with each other and can’t be reconciled, insurers must share defense expenses, a...
Maritime Law Doesn’t Allow Negligent Contractor to Limit Liability August 3, 2023 By Jim Sams A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will...
Divided Appellate Panel Upholds Total Loss Valuations Using CCC Software July 6, 2023 By Jim Sams An insurer that used CCC Intelligent Solutions software to determine the payout for a claimant’s vehicle did not violate a...
Fla. ‘Anti-Technical’ Statute Bars Insurer from Denying Claim for Sunken Yacht June 27, 2023 By Jim Sams Travelers must pay a $2 million claim by the owner of a 92-foot-long yacht that was sunk by Hurricane Irma...
11th Circuit Affirms Jury’s Middling Verdict in All-or-Nothing Hurricane Damage Case June 7, 2023 By Jim Sams Juries that are asked to resolve hurricane-damage disputes often hear widely varying damage estimates from expert witnesses. A decision by...
Clear Intent to Exclude Named Storms Not Enough to Deny Coverage April 17, 2023 By Jim Sams In 2015, the Shilo Christian Center in Melbourne, Florida cut its property insurance premiums in half by asking its insurer...
11th Circuit: Insurer Must Pay UIM Claim for Injury Caused by Scooter April 4, 2023 By Jim Sams State Farm must pay an uninsured motorist claim for injuries caused by an electric motor scooter even though the scooter...
11th Circuit Allows Bad Faith Claim Seeking $5M Excess Judgment to Proceed March 15, 2023 By Jim Sams The poorly executed handoff of a claims file from a retiring claims adjuster to his replacement may have made USAA...
No Coverage for Damages Caused by Contractor’s ‘Wanton’ Negligence, 11th Circuit Rules January 11, 2023 By Jim Sams An Alabama judge awarded Robert and Mindy Barton $900,000 for actual damages and emotional distress caused by the botched construction...