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Texas Court Upholds Suit Limitation Clause Despite Post-Denial Appraisal Demand

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In Texas, once a claim denial has been issued, the clock starts ticking for an insured to file a lawsuit. In Texas, the default statute of limitations for breach of contract claims is four years. ...more

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NFIP Reauthorization Included In Spending Bill

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The legislation reopening the government signed by President Trump, H.R. 5731, also reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until January 30, 2026, the same day the spending measure lapses. The...more

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One Dip and Done: Summary Judgment as a Shield Against Costly Double Dipping Claims

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In Frederich v. Trisura Specialty Ins. Co., the 5th Circuit affirmed the granting of Trisura’s Motion for Summary Judgment. That judgement was based on the insurer’s payment of an appraisal award plus interest....more

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Whose Loss, Whose Money? A Refresher on Mortgagee Rights Under Property Insurance Policies

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When a hailstorm, fire, or other natural disaster strikes, it is not just the property owner who has something to lose. That is why most insurance policies, commercial and residential alike, contain a mortgagee or loss payee...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Protecting Art Collections: Lessons from the Louvre Heist

In the wake of the Louvre heist, art collectors are rethinking how to secure and legally protect their collections. Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Art Law Group Chair Leila Amineddoleh explains the importance of key strategies for...more

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Claims Notes: October 2025

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R&B artist Chris Brown, through his company Tattooed Millionaire Entertainment (TME), owned a music studio and equipment in Memphis. Brown is TME’s sole owner. After a break-in and arson damaged the studio and gear, the...more

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The 2026 Florida Legislative Session Is Already Revving Up

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The next regular session of the Florida Legislature begins on Jan. 13, 2026, but bills are already filed, and only a few weeks of interim committee meetings remain. One of the most significant issues that will dominate this...more

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October 2025 Insurance Update

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We are pleased to bring you our monthly insurance update. And insurance brokers will be pleased with the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision on the scope of an insurance agent’s duties. The court held that an agent has...more

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Bermuda Insurance: Recent Conference Round-up

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Director Jacqueline King presented alongside the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s Deputy Director, Eugene Dimitriou and WTW’s Poojan Jitendra Shah at the Society of Actuaries 2025 Valuation Actuary Meeting which was held in...more

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Measuring Property Damages: What Every Subrogator Should Know

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This episode of the Subro Sessions podcast, hosted by David Huberman, Partner, covers the legal measure of property damages to real and personal property, including the legal framework for measuring and proving property...more

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Florida Court Upholds Denial of Late Hurricane Claim, Reinforcing Prompt Notice Requirement

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Morales v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Fla. 3d DCA, No. 3D24-0096, LT Case No. 20-25161, August 6, 2025 - In August, the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami upheld a summary judgment in favor of the insurance...more

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Second District Court of Appeal Reverses Dismissal, Upholds Validity of Assignment of Benefits Despite Disputed Payment Terms

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Well Done Mitigation, LLC a/a/o Lazaro Ramirez Escalona v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Co., Fla. 2nd DCA, No. 2D2024-1259, June 27, 2025 - In this appeal, Well Done Mitigation, LLC, as an assignee of Lazaro Escalona, challenged the...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms that Texas Law Does Not Permit Tort Recovery When the Insured Has Already Been Made Whole Under Their Policy

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This month, the Fifth Circuit made clear that Texas law does not permit tort recovery when an insured has already been made whole under their policy. ...more

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Fatal to Recovery: AZ Wealth Big Springs, LLC. v. Third Coast Insurance Co. Confirms that the Insured Bears the Burden of...

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Texas Courts apply the concurrent-causation doctrine, which sets out that “when covered and non-covered perils combine to create a loss, the insured is entitled to recover that portion of the damage caused solely by the...more

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Hail to the Promptness: Northern District of Texas Finds Insured’s Two-Year Delay in Providing Notice Untimely and Prejudicial

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On August 29, 2025, Judge James Wesley Hendrix in Indiana Affordable Storage, Inc. v. The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, No. 5:24-cv-00050-H-BV (N.D. Tex. Aug. 29, 2025) granted summary judgment in favor of The Ohio...more

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The Minnesota Supreme Court’s Latest Interpretation of Replacement Cost - Insurers’ Coverage Obligations Under Minnesota Statute...

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Minnesota Statute section 65A.10, subdivision 1 requires replacement cost insurance to cover, in the case of a partial loss, the “cost of replacing, rebuilding or repairing” the damaged part of the property “in accordance...more

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Assignment of Benefits Deemed Invalid Where ‘Estimate’ Contained Bundled Costs Instead of Itemized Per-Unit Breakdown

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The Mold Man v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 136, 2025 Fla. Cty., (April 24, 2025) - The County Court for Broward County in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida is the latest...more

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Second District Court of Appeal Finds Carriers Cannot Limit Damages to Actual Cost Value at the Trial Involving a Denied Claim

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Richard Brito and Pamela Garcia f/k/a Juana Tejada v. Citizens v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Fla. 2nd DCA, No. 2D2024-0664, June 18, 2025 - The carrier provided a homeowner’s policy to the insureds that provided...more

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Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal Affirms Summary Judgment in Late-Notice Claim

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You Restoration LLC a/a/o Corina De Leon & Cesar De Leon v. First Protective Insurance Company, d/b/a Frontline Insurance, Fla. 4th DCA, No. 4D2024-1553, July 23, 2025 - The Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld a summary...more

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From Katrina to Erin: How Disasters Keep Rewriting the Legal Playbook

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Twenty years ago this summer, Hurricane Katrina forced businesses, property owners, insurers, and courts to grapple with unprecedented questions about coverage, liability, recovery, and preparedness. For those who lived...more

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Three Steps to Protect Your Insurance Program During National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month in the United States. This designation urges organizations and individuals to prepare for disasters and emergencies. Given the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters,...more

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Weathering the Storm: Safeguard Your Company with Strategic Business Interruption Insurance Insights

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As we navigate another hurricane season, businesses along the Gulf Coast, Eastern Seaboard, and other vulnerable regions must prepare for potential disruptions. Beyond physical damage, hurricanes can lead to prolonged power...more

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COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases Reach the End of the Road, with Mixed Results

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The Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania and North Carolina have issued two of what are presumably the last state supreme court decisions in COVID-19 business interruption insurance cases. While they reached split results (with the...more

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Timing is Everything: Changes to Florida’s ‘Proposal for Settlement’ Rule Inapplicable to Proposals Made Before the Rule Changes...

Proposals for settlement are a litigation tool highly favored by Florida courts to resolve cases. They are governed by section 768.79, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442....more

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Pennsylvania District Court Denies Mortgagee’s Late Suit Against Homeowner’s Insurer as Barred by Policy’s Limitations Clause

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The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted summary judgment in an insurance coverage dispute between intervenor LoanDepot.com LLC and Allstate Insurance Co., holding that LoanDepot’s suit...more

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