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May 09, 2018

Definition of Insured Bar to Coverage on HO We have had a claim denied under a homeowners policy and would like your help in explaining the denial…

May 09, 2018

Dwelling Under Construction—Liability Coverage Our insured is a homeowner who is acting as his own general contractor in building his new home.…

May 09, 2018

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…

May 09, 2018

Damage to Hotel Room on Business Trip—CGL or Homeowners? Our insured, vice-president of sales for a large company, has an HO 00 03. We also insure…

May 09, 2018

Damage to Common Areas under a Tenant Homeowners? Our insured, who rents one of three units in a landlord-occupied dwelling, has an AAIS tenant homeowners…

May 09, 2018

Discusses damage from falling rain as opposed to surface water on a dwelling policy.

May 09, 2018

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…

May 09, 2018

Collapse During Construction—Vehicle Peril as Cause of Collapse Our insured is building a new home and we're using a HO-3 as a form of builders…

May 09, 2018

Discusses coverage for collapse of 20 year old ceiling.

May 09, 2018

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