Boat insurance covers such risks at sinking, theft, fire, collision and stranding. (Shutterstock) Boat insurance covers such risks at sinking, theft, fire, collision and stranding. (Shutterstock)

A federal district court in Florida has granted an insurer's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by its insured where the parties had not previously engaged in mediation as mandated by the insurance policy, even though neither the insurer nor the insured had demanded mediation before the insured filed his lawsuit.

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