October 13, 2015
Based on standard homeowner policy water damage exclusions, the United States District Court in Utah found no coverage for extensive damage from water escaping over several months from a sink located in the lower level of a seasonal cabin in …
March 17, 2015
The families of nine people killed in the Newtown elementary school shooting have filed lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother. The lawsuits contend Nancy Lanza failed to properly secure her legally owned Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, which her troubled …
May 22, 2014
In the context of first party property coverage, criminal act exclusions typically have three requirements that must be met before the exclusion is applicable: (1) there must be a policy-defined loss; (2) the loss must be caused by a dishonest …
May 2, 2012
An insurance company selling federal flood insurance has won a case against a Mississippi homeowner who claimed the insurer was negligent in not informing him that he was eligible to buy a preferred risk policy with more coverage than he …