Loss Of Boats Was Not Theft, Judge Finds In Ruling For Insurer

Mealey's (April 5, 2017, 1:11 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — An insurer did not breach a boat business’ all-risk policy in bad faith by denying coverage for a theft claim because the evidence at trial showed that the loss of the business’ boat inventory was not the result of theft but rather a family’s asset transfer scheme gone awry, a California federal judge held March 31 (Pacific Marine Center, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, No. 1:13-cv-00992, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49637)....