Iowa Majority Reverses No Coverage Ruling In Suit Arising From Derecho Damage

(May 6, 2024, 8:41 AM EDT) -- DES MOINES, Iowa — A majority of the Iowa Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of an insurer in a breach of contract lawsuit seeking coverage under a force-placed insurance policy for property damage caused by a derecho, finding that the plaintiff is an intended third-party beneficiary under the policy because the contract manifested an intent to benefit him....

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