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Marshall Dennehey

Court Rules the More Reasonable Interpretation of the Term “Hurricane Occurrence” is the Loss Had to Have Been Caused by the...

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Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company v. Richard and Nancy Jones; Florida 5th DCA, 5D23-0376 - Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) appealed an order granting summary judgment in favor of the...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

The Importance of Standards of Review: A Tornado Is Not a “Windstorm”

A recent Texas case shows the importance of providing clear and unambiguous policy language. In Mankoff v. PURE, the insureds negated an otherwise applicable deductible by successfully arguing that the term “windstorm” was...more

Cozen O'Connor

Court Finds Policy Term, “Windstorm,” to be Ambiguous in Coverage Dispute Involving Tornado

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In Mankoff v. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (2024 WL 322297 (Tex. App.—Dallas Jan. 29, 2024)), the Court determined that the term “windstorm” was ambiguous as utilized in the subject insurance policy....more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Don't Miss the Diamonds in the (Aggregate) Rough

Time and time again, property carriers insist on closing high quality subrogation recovery files because they see that their insured has yet to hit the policy aggregate deductible. Policy aggregate deductibles are becoming...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Class Action Involving Application of Deductible to Actual Cash Value Payment

An emerging issue in class action litigation against the insurance industry involves an attempt by plaintiffs’ attorneys to argue that insurers should not be permitted to apply any deductible to payments made on an actual...more

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