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July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Smoke as a Pollutant

I had a recent claim that was denied by Travelers as they are deeming smoke from a fire as a pollutant. Therefore, any resultant cleanup is not a covered…

By ICLC Staff Writer

2 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Flood Policy and Storage of Contents

We have a flood claim on a property that has suffered water damage to both the dwelling and contents. The policy has coverage for the dwelling and…

By ICLC Staff Writer

1 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

RCV Holdback When Less than Settlement Amount is Spent for Repairs

Under the standard HO-3, within the Loss Settlement Condition, there is the section that applies to the insured making claim for recoverable depreciation. If…

By ICLC Staff Writer

2 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

One Man's Treasure

We insure a Business Auto Policy with Symbols 7, 8 and 9 for Property Damage. Our insured is a trash disposal company. The claimant alleges that he left…

By ICLC Staff Writer

3 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Collapse of Hydraulic Platform Attached to Building a Covered Loss

While the insured was using a hydraulic platform, permanently attached to the building (part of the building) as part of his business operations, the platform…

By ICLC Staff Writer

2 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Disability Benefits are not Considered Marital Property and not Subject to Equitable Division in Divorce

This week, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that when disability benefits are issued pursuant to an insurance policy after the insured is catastrophically…

By ICLC Staff Writer

3 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Allstate Must Defend Husband of Insured after Shooting of his Wife's Lover

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that if an intentional shooting is unforeseeable from the standpoint of the insured,…

By ICLC Staff Writer

3 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Earth Movement Exclusion Prevents Coverage for All Earth Movement

This week an appellate court in Michigan ruled that the earth-movement exclusion in a Businessowners Insurance Policy applied to all earth movements, and…

By ICLC Staff Writer

3 minute read

July 13, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

One Named Insured May Speak for All Insureds with Express Authority

This week the Supreme Court of Colorado reversed the judgment of the court of appeals, and interpreted a Colorado statute to mean that the named insured…

By ICLC Staff Writer

4 minute read

June 05, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

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Farm Property – Barns, Outbuildings and Other Farm Structures Coverage Form, April 2016 Edition

By ICLC Staff Writer

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