Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company v. Mathis — So.3d —-, 35 Fla. L. Weekly D868a, 2010 WL 1542631 (Fla. 1st DCA April 20, 2010) Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company appealed a final judgment in favor of the Mathises, awarding them their homeowners policy limits. Hurricane Ivan caused substantial wind and flood damage to … Continue Reading
A Hurricane Ivan claim that involved flood and sewer back up was not excluded because of the anticoncurrent causation clause in Bishops, Inc. v. Penn National Ins., Case Nos. 2275 WDA 2007, 35 WDA 2008 (Pa. Super. Nov. 24, 2009). The important aspect of this case is how an endorsement purchased to cover sewer back … Continue Reading
FIGA is a legislatively created corporation which handles claims after insurance companies become insolvent. The reality of how FIGA works in the field stands in stark contrast to its stated goal of providing "fast, fair and professional claim service."… Continue Reading
(*Chip Merlin’s Note–Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. I met him at a recent FAPIA Convention where he presented a speech about hurricanes. I invited Rocco to write on today’s topic after he briefly mentioned it in his speech.) Since the release of the Saffir-Simpson Scale in … Continue Reading
