With formidable winds, tremendous storm surge and prolonged rain, the damage caused by Hurricane Florence will no doubt reignite the age-old debate: what happens when damage is caused by both covered ...

For years Florida courts were plagued by the issue of determining the appropriate theory of recovery to apply when two or more perils converge to cause a loss and at least one of the perils is ...

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As Hurricane Florence makes landfall, homeowners along the North and South Carolina coasts could face up to 14 feet of storm surge -- tidal water driven by high winds. But many of them could discover ...

When disaster strikes it seems to happen all at once. Electric lines spark, windows shatter, roofs tear off, sump pumps stop and the lights go out. Homeowners see it this way. Insurance companies -- ...

If your homeowner's policy includes an anti-concurrent clause, beware of how it might affect future claims. Imagine while buying red, blue and yellow flowers at the farmer's market, the shop owner ...

The judges of the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of two cases against an insurer after finding the concurrent causation rule did not prevent the application of a policy exclusion for ...