Florida Panel Reverses Ruling Against Insurer In Hurricane Irma Coverage Suit

(May 6, 2021, 2:06 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida appeals panel on May 5 reversed and remanded a lower court’s judgment against an insurer in an insured’s breach of contract lawsuit arising from Hurricane Irma property damage, finding that the lower court failed to recognize that the insured breached his homeowners insurance policy by failing to pay the deductible, suing the insurer before fulfilling his post-loss obligations and circumventing the explicit policy terms by hiring his own contractor to conduct the appraised repairs....

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