Insurance policies do not cover losses due to the destructive properties of Chinese drywall because of two policy exclusions, a federal court has ruled.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill preventing insurance companies from cancelling the policies of homeowners who have found the corrosive material in their houses.
There are signs of tort inflation in 2010 and 40 percent of companies anticipate it, said the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) in a recently released report.
There are signs of tort inflation in 2010 and 40 percent of companies anticipate it, said the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) in a recently released report.
In the first jury trial of a case involving Chinese drywall, a Miami-area couple was awarded nearly $2.5 million, while drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co.
The Louisiana legislature has passed a bill that would prevent insurers from canceling or nonrenewing homeowners policies because of Chinese drywall claims.
After seeing damages awarded against it in one lawsuit, a Chinese drywall maker announced last week that it settled a case brought against it by U.S. homebuilder Beazer Homes for an undisclosed dollar amount.