The justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts found the term "physical abuse," as used in the abuse and molestation exclusion in the homeowners' policy, was ambiguous, and that a single pushing incident was "abuse" as contemplated by the exclusion.

This article reviews a number of issues surrounding deductibles and how they should be applied.

Discusses how to define an occurrence in the commercial property policy and how to apply the deductible when there are multiples of loss.

The Colorado Insurance Department has issued a bulletin regarding ALE and other settlement payments related to damage from various wildfires.

Although Crestbrook covered many of the Bucholzes' losses, it denied a generalized claim for mold growing in their walls and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.

Even though the district court misapplied the burden-shifting analysis from Texas insurance law, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the verdict in favor of Crestbrook because the insurer successfully "demonstrated that a generalized mold claim [was] excluded under the policy" purchased by the insureds.

CP 03 20 04 18 Multiple Deductible Form. It can be applied to the builders risk, building and personal property form, condo association form, condo commercial unit-owners form, standard property policy and tobacco sales warehouses coverage form.

Looks at the differences in claims-made vs occurrence coverages, and how the retro date affects coverage under the claims-made form.

The policyholders claimed they should have been offered another opportunity to waive stacking for UM/UIM coverage when they removed a vehicle from their auto policy.

Florida's recent "tort reform" bill has upped the ante for policyholders seeking to hold insurance companies accountable for bad faith.