Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Flood Insurer In Hurricane Irma Coverage Suit

Mealey's (January 7, 2021, 10:17 AM EST) -- MIAMI — Adopting a magistrate’s report and recommendation, a federal judge in Florida on Dec. 31 granted a write-your-own insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its insureds’ breach of contract lawsuit arising from Hurricane Irma flood damage, finding that the insureds failed to cite any legal precedent demonstrating that an insurer's knowledge of an estimate that was prepared by the adjuster for a separate insurer of a different insured sufficiently satisfied the Standard Flood Insurance Policy’s (SFIP) strict proof-of-loss requirement....