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Insurance Dispute resolutionI nsurance Dispute Resolution is a digital magazine with a mission to educate property owners and insurance industry professionals on how to prevent and manage a disputed insurance claim. This magazine contains insurance dispute relevant law articles, current insurance dispute law cases, a glossary of insurance dispute resolution methodologies, and a compilation of common legal insurance dispute issues as well as discussions concerning the role of property insurance service companies and industry partners.
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Massachusetts DOI Bulletin on Pyrrhotite in homes
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently issued a bulletin addressing the issue of crumbling foundations due to high concentrations of pyrrhotite in homes in Massachusetts in relation to home insurance underwriting practices. Pyrrhotite is found in concrete used in the construction of homes in western Massachusetts beginning in the early 1980s and can cause cracks and gaps in the concrete foundations that expand over time, eventually...
Standards for Determining Whether an Insured Used Reasonable Care to Maintain Heat
STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN INSURED USED REASONABLE CARE TO MAINTAIN HEAT For those facing coverage issues arising from damage caused by cold weather and frozen pipe bursts, this article will provide an analysis of common reasonable care to maintain heat provisions, highlighting principal cases addressing the issue across various jurisdictions in the county. Many courts have enforced “reasonable care to maintain heat”...
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Insurance ODR editor
Anthony J. Antonellis
Insurance ODR editor
Anthony J. Antonellis
Anthony J. Antonellis is a senior partner at Sloane and Walsh. Anthony focuses his practice on the representation of individuals and businesses engaged in civil litigation and insurance dispute before State and Federal Trial Courts throughout the United States. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) and Suffolk University Law School (Boston, MA). He is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, Connecticut Bar, New Hampshire Bar, as well as multiple other bars. Before joining Sloane and Walsh, Anthony was a trial attorney on active duty with the United States Navy and also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was awarded the United States Department of Justice Award for meritorious public service. Prior to entering the Navy, Anthony Antonellis worked in the insurance and construction industries.
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