/ ABOUT THE CLAIM In the weeks following a major weather event, a commercial property owner filed a claim for damages with his insurance company. His property included a single-story main building, an additional small building of only 1,500 square feet, and a one-story detached garage. The policyholder claimed wind and hail damage to the roofs and water intrusion and...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM / The owner of an approximately 16,000 square foot building filed a claim with his property insurance carrier. The policyholder’s claimed damages included a detached brick veneer and the falling away of bricks.  He asserted that said damages were due to one or more recent earthquakes in the area. The third-party administrator under contract by the...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM, CASE, OR ISSUE / A large-scale desert single family subdivision development was the site of a recent construction defect investigation. The developer’s insurer needed to defend one of their subcontractors against a large claim brought forth by the local municipality. The subcontractor was the underground electric installer, and the city was seeking $20MM to re-pave the...