A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
In a recommended decision, the magistrate found that claims of faulty workmanship against the insured constituted multiple occurrences. Millsap Waterproofing, Inc. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90112 (S.D. Tex. May 19, 2022).
Maravilla Condominiums in Galveston, Texas was damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008. While…
The umbrella insurer was required to drop down when the primary carrier's policy only covered the additional insured when it was vicariously liable for the named insured's operations. Am. States Ins. Co. v. Ins. Co. of the State of Pa., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 585 (9th Cir. Jan. 7, 2020).
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The insurer was unsuccessful in seeking rescission or reformation of an umbrella policy. Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Zelik, 2020 U.S. District. LEXIS 5229 (S.D. N. Y. Jan. 6, 2020).
Kim Hodges tripped and fell in front of vacant lot owned by Joseph Zelik, a real estate investor. Zelik tendered…
In deciding which tower of insurance was triggered, the Eighth Circuit had to determine whether the action of one insured's employee in shooting into the direction of a lake and hitting a young girl constituted gross negligence. Federal Ins. Co. v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 893 F. 3d 1098 (8th Cir. 2018).…
