This week I’m presenting, as part of a conference panel, a session on underinsurance of residential and commercial properties, with a focus on pre-loss valuation as it impacts underwriting and policy limits. What has been your experience in this area? Is underinsurance as widespread as it appears to be? Are there many instances of OVERinsurance? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Is it time to re-visit the methodology used by agents to determine replacement costs and/or re-construction costs? How confident are you that the real property replacement values that you develop are sufficient to either replace or rebuild? If a natural catastrophe hit your community, would you have the same confidence in your replacement or rebuild figures?
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A home destroyed in the recent Colorado wildfires was allegedly grossly underinsured by over 50%. How can something like this happen?
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Each January, attorney Randy Maniloff publishes his Top 10 court cases of the prior year. This year, one of his ten cases was what he considers the most significant COVID case of 2021. In this short article, I explain why I think this case is so important based on a premise overlooked in too many other cases.
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The condo collapse in Surfside, Florida raises a number of insurance coverage issues. However, little has been said about how this tragedy is likely going to change what agents and underwriters are expected to do with regard to verifying condo coverages. This became apparent when I recently received the following email….
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The recent Surfside, Florida condominium building collapse has raised questions all over the country about whether property insurance covers the damage. Also of interest, especially given that the first lawsuit was filed in less than 24 hours following the collapse, is what liability coverage may come into play. This article addresses these issues and several lessons learned so far.
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“Passion. Creativity. Tenacity. These are all traits exhibited by Plaintiff’s counsel in their opposition to Defendant Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in this putative class action lawsuit for damages a restaurant allegedly sustained because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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If your car is stolen and not recovered for months or longer, your auto policy likely pays for the ACV of your vehicle. However, if the thief commits a crime and your auto is confiscated for the months or longer required to try the case, your loss is excluded. Property policies have similar “government action” exclusions. Is it time for a change?
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