Church Tried to Exclude Named Storms, But Appeals Court Says Coverage Due Anyway April 18, 2023 By Jim Sams In 2015, the Shilo Christian Center in Melbourne, Florida, cut its property insurance premiums in half by asking its insurer...
Federal Appeals Court: Corps Doesn’t Have to Review ‘Polluting Spillway’ April 17, 2023 By Jim Sams The Bonnet Carre Spillway diverts Mississippi River flood flows away from New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana which connects to...
APCIA Says Property Insurance Market ‘Hardest in a Generation’ April 17, 2023 By Jim Sams A combination of historic high inflation and a growing frequency of natural catastrophes is creating the hardest market in a...
Federal Law Preempts Stolen Cargo Claim by Insurer Against Florida Transport Broker April 14, 2023 By Jim Sams Landstar Ranger, a transportation broker based in Jacksonville, sent a truck driver who called himself “James” to pick up cargo...
Court Finds Insurer’s Evidence Insufficient to Support Subrogation Suit April 12, 2023 By Jim Sams Circumstantial evidence suggesting a fire that damaged four buildings in the Queens neighborhood of New York City was caused by...
Is a Scooter a Vehicle? Appeals Court Says ‘Yes’ and State Farm Must Pay UM Claim 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...
Heavier Vehicles, Distracted Drivers Impacting Claim Severity April 3, 2023 By Jim Sams U.S. roadways are carrying heavier, more powerful vehicles operated by motorists who are older, driving faster and more often distracted,...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses, Finds No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown April 3, 2023 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income...
South Carolina Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Uninsured Motorists, Liquor Liability March 30, 2023 By Jim Sams The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down three opinions that resolve two questions about insurance law. One decision...
Federal Appeals Court Says Corps Doesn’t Have to Review ‘Polluting Spillway’ March 29, 2023 By Jim Sams The Bonnet Carré Spillway diverts Mississippi River flood flows away from New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain, which connects to the...