Insurer Amends Answer In Hurricane Irma Suit After ‘Newly Discovered Evidence’

Mealey's (February 26, 2020, 4:31 PM EST) -- MIAMI — One day after a federal judge in Florida granted a commercial insurer’s motion for leave to amend its answer and affirmative defenses in a breach of contract lawsuit, the insurer on Feb. 11 filed the amended answer, alleging that the insured breached the policy’s “Concealment, Misrepresentation or Fraud” provision when it claimed Hurricane Irma damages of “approximately $30,000,000 despite knowledge that necessary repairs could be completed for significantly less” (Southpoint Condominium Association, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Company, No. 19-61365, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23247)....