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May 14, 2018

Employee or Independent Contractor? In California, the Burden of Proof is now on the Employer May 14, 2018 On Monday April 30th, 2018, the…

Debris Removal—Volunteer Expense The insured sustained a total loss on his dwelling covered under an AAIS homeowners policy. The insurance company…

Collapse of RetainingWall Causing Damage Our insured has a homeowners policy with form HO-3. Recently, hydrostatic pressure caused a retaining wall…

Duplicate Contents Coverage I am handling a case on behalf of an insurance company. Coverage C of their homeowners policy is at issue in this bad faith…

Debris Removal, Demolition and Resulting Hole The insured suffered a total loss to their residence. The insurance company has agreed to cover the cost…

May 09, 2018

Discusses coverage for collapse of 20 year old ceiling.

May 09, 2018

Our claims department continues to struggle with coverage provided by the CP 00 17 10 00 for (specifically) carpeting, and also wallpaper and paint…

Collectibles as Business Property A claim has been presented to us for payment resulting from a loss of antiques and collectibles due to a fire at an…

May 09, 2018

Are costs associated with dry cleaning and the rental of storage space covered by 1991 HO-3 policy?

Damage Caused by an Insured? A part-time residence employee, while edging a yard, flipped a stone up that broke the window of his own pickup. We think…