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Judge Rules Insurer’s Failure To Pay Initial Repair Costs, Estops Its Defense On Replacement Value Claim; Jury Rejects Arson Allegation In $1.22 M Award---November 12, 2003

Jury Awards $1.2 M In Water Damage Claim; Finds Insurer Acted In Bad Faith---November 12, 2003

Property Damage Claims, Business Interruption Claims And Presenting The Claim---November 20, 2002

New Developments In Business Interruption Claims From The Insured's Perspective---November 15, 2002

When War Is Not War---September, 2001

Jury Awards Over $1 Million On Finding "Bad Faith" by Insurer In Handling Of Residential Fire Claim---May 16, 1998

Extra Damage Award Allowed For Insurer's Delay---May 1998

N.Y. Appellate Court Rules City Order to Vacate Fire-Damaged Building Not a Cause of A Business Interruption Loss---May 1998

Insurer's Effort to Deny Coverage is Rebuffed---April 1998

Arson Trial Clears Owner---March 23, 1996

Conn. Jury Rejects Misrepresentation, Arson Defenses---May 1996

Suit Over Guaranteed Replacement Cost Policies Concludes; Total Settlements Reach $8.5 Million---August 1995

Federal Appeals Court Rules Claim Repudiation by Insurer Waived Required Proof of Loss Submission---March 1995

Insurer Held to Bear Burden in Challenge of Proofs of Loss; Ambiguity is Cited---June 1993

N.Y. Court of Appeals Overrules 1901 Doctrine: Decision Holds Proofs of Loss in Mail Before 60-Day Deadline Meets Test of 'Furnish(ed)'---April 1993

Status of "Valued Policy" Upheld By Court Despite Failure To Sum Up Items---June 20, 1992

Chubb Agrees to $1 Million Settlement on Fire Loss After Six days of Trial---August 1990

Chubb Agrees to $1 Million Settlement on Fire Loss After Six days of Trial---August 1990

Insurer Pays $1.2 Million For Jewelers Block Burglary Loss Before Trial Ends---December 9, 1989

Insurer Settles Building fire Loss at Full Value; Had Raised Legal Issues---April 1989

Ambiguity in Full Value Fire Policy Endorsement Offsets Listed Limit of Liability

Despite Admitted Falsehood During Arson Probe, Jury Rejects Insurer's 'Material Misrepresentation' Defense

Insurer Fails to Prove Fraud in Burglary Claim; Judge Decides Interest Assessment From Day One

Jury Awards Over $1 Million On Finding 'Bad Faith' by Insurer in Handling of Residential Fire Claim

N.Y. Appellate Court Rules City Order to Vacate Fire-Damaged Building Not a Cause of A Business Interruption Loss

A key rule of insurance coverage takes a wild ride in the courts

The Innocent Co-Insured Doctrine

Mealeys Insurance Law Weekly---Arson and Fraud

Post-Loss Indemnity Issues: The Unstable Ground Of Loss Valuation


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