by Anthony Antonellis | Jan 22, 2020
Cases Innocent Co-Insured: Aquino v. United Property & Casualty Co. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that an innocent coinsured may collect on a standard fire insurance policy when another coinsured intentionally sets fire to the insured...
by Anthony Antonellis | Dec 12, 2019
Cases Mandatory Moratorium On Non-Renewals After Recent Wildfire Activity Recently, California’s insurance commissioner issued a bulletin imposing a moratorium on insurers not renewing policies issued to those homeowners in areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside,...
by Anthony Antonellis | Dec 2, 2019
Cases Insurer Compliance with Law Prohibiting Engagement with Unlicensed Public Adjusters This Bulletin is applicable to all property and casualty insurers issuing insurance contracts that insure the real or personal property of an insured (other than automobile) to...
by Anthony Antonellis | Sep 30, 2019
Cases Wenda Aquino v. United Property & Casualty Insurance Co INNOCENT CO-INSURED DOCTRINE: Must an insurer compensate an innocent co-insured in full even if another co-insured caused the loss via an intentional act? On Friday morning, October 4, the highest...
by Anthony Antonellis | Sep 23, 2019
Cases Choice of Law: Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Ins Co. Last week, THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA concluded that California’s common law late notice-prejudice rule is fundamental public policy for the purpose of choice of law analysis. Note that the California’s...