A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
We are in no hurry for another hurricane to strike Hawaii. Hurricane Katrina, however, has created many interesting insurance-related issues. if and when a hurricane strikes Hawaii again, resolution of these issues are bound to impact Hawaii insurance law.
The Associated Press reports Allstate will restore coverage for hundreds of customers…
The New York Times reports that a special Florida State Senate committee is conducting hearings this week to investigate the soaring cost of hurricane insurance. After the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, insurance companies complained about huge cost increases because of rising prices of reinsurance, the coverage they purchase for catastrophic events. Last
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The California Court of Appeal issued a decision this week analyzing the applicability of the Efficient Proximate Cause Doctrine in denying coverage under a homeowners policy. De Bruyn v. The Superior Court, B198622, Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District.
California has codified the Efficient Proximate…
In Garcia v. Federal Ins. Co., Case No. SC06-2524 (Fla., Oct. 25, 2007), the Florida Supreme Court recently analyzed certified questions from the Eleventh Circuit regarding coverage for an additional insured under a homeowner’s policy. The issue was whether the policy’s coverage of the additional insured was limited to vicarious liability for
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