In Owners Ins. Co. v. Clayton, No. 25986, 2005 WL 1211365 (S.C. May 23, 2005), the Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that defamation against a former…

Garage Coverage and Theft We have several questions pertaining to theft losses that have occurred in our insured's garage business. In the first scenario,…

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled that an insurer was required to notify its insureds of the availability of underinsured motorists coverage (UIM)…

Discusses the Texas Supreme Court's ruling in Fiess v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 04-1104. 2006 WL 2505995 (Tex. Aug. 31, 2006).

Builders Risk Occupancy and Completion Issue Our insured had a completed value builders risk policy on a four-townhouse building under construction.…

In Southern Silica of Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Ins. Guar. Ass'n, 2008 WL 928494 (La., 2008), the insureds, Silica of Louisiana, Inc. and Mid State…

Coverage Territory under a BOP Our insured has a businessowners policy (BOP) under which he insures his office. He often shares other office locations…

In Boughan v. Nationwide Property and Casualty Co., No. 1-04-57, 2005 WL 126781 (Ohio App. Jan. 24, 2005), an Ohio appeals court found that damage caused…

Theft of Credit Card Numbers from Merchant Restaurant employee or outsider (cleaning crew perhaps)stole the credit card information from patrons of…

Inland Marine Coverage as All Risk Our insured operates a stone quarry and has a stone crusher covered under an inland marine form. The motor that pumps…