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December 27, 2017

When Insured’s Damage Affects Other Side of Duplex December 27, 2017 Currently working on a fire loss that occurred in our insured’s tenant…

December 18, 2017

Notification of Replacement Cost instead of Actual Cash Value   December 18, 2017   Loss Settlement - covered damage to a building is reported…

December 13, 2017

Discusses the application of the deductible with the 72-hour waiting period.

December 04, 2017

When are Expenses Incurred?   December 4, 2017   When an insured hires a builder to make repairs, signs a contract with the builder, have…

November 29, 2017

Application of Deductible for Two Close, but Unrelated Losses   November 27, 2017   Insured’s policy is the Homeowners 3- Special Form…

November 20, 2017

When the treatment plant backs up, what is the cause of loss?

November 07, 2017

Functional Replacement Cost when Items not Obsolete  November 6, 2017  My question is in regards to Functional Replacement Cost (FRC) - the definition…

October 30, 2017

Discusses damage caused by SWAT team trying to arrest tenants.

October 25, 2017

Off-premises power disruption and damage to property.

October 16, 2017

Oil Delivered into Basement October 16, 2017 An oil company delivered oil to the wrong address and filled the basement with oil causing damage. Is the…