Emerging Risks


August 26, 2019

A California roofer has been found guilty of underreporting payroll and failing to pay workers' compensation premiums.

August 26, 2019

Questions the amount of deductible that applies to each part of a storm claim for damages when multiple deductibles are on the policy.

August 19, 2019

Questions coverage for damages that occurred during break-in when the theft exclusion is on the policy.

August 19, 2019

After several warnings to Mercury Insurance Company, the California Department of Insurance doled out a $27.6 million fine for violation of Proposition 103.

A brief history and overview of crop-hail insurance and the federal crop insurance program.

August 16, 2019
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The California Supreme Court has decided that if a lawyer signs a settlement agreement approving "as to form and content", that lawyer may be bound by that agreement's confidentiality provisions.

August 15, 2019
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DP 00 02 07 88 Dwelling Fire Policy Broad Form, July 1988 edition

August 12, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an insurance company could not rely on two "war" exclusions in the policy to deny coverage to the insured for damages that the insured suffered after Hamas fired rockets from Gaza into Israel.

August 12, 2019

Are losses from a counterfeit cashiers check covered under the False Pretenses endorsement?

August 12, 2019

A pastor and his wife have been charged with arson after burning down their church for the insurance money.