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Third District rules that an appraisal award constitutes a favorable resolution in a first-party action for benefits.

During the underlying litigation, an appraisal award was entered, and the appellant moved to amend the complaint to add a bad faith action pursuant to Florida Statute § 624.155. The trial court denied this motion without explanation. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal holds that a response to a Civil Remedy Notice must raise specific deficiencies or those arguments are waived.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal agreed with Bailey, the homeowner, that People’s Trust Insurance Company waived the right to contest the validity of the Civil Remedy Notice of Insurer Violations (CRN) in the pending bad faith action because it Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve

Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update

Retail insurance agent meets standard of care by requesting coverage sought, even if insurer declines to underwrite risk.Weaver Warehouse, LLC v. Gottschalk, et al., 2024 WL 1326499 (Pa. Super. 2024) Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of

Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update

Even if appropriate insurance coverage is unavailable to obtain in the market, an insurance broker’s duty extends to informing prospective insured that the specifically requested insurance is not available and cannot be procured. Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of

The Expansive Scope of Liability Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law Is Defensible by Requiring Plaintiffs to Meet Their Burden

The Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) provides consumers with broad protection from fraud and unfair or deceptive business practices, and it authorizes private causes of action to recover actual damages along Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of