Judge Enforces Policy’s Appraisal Provision As Written In Tropical Storm Imelda Suit

Mealey's (January 8, 2021, 9:29 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — Enforcing a commercial property insurance policy’s appraisal provision as written in a coverage dispute over property damage caused by Tropical Storm Imelda, a federal judge in Texas on Dec. 22 ordered appraisers to “state separately the value of the property and the amount of loss” and further ordered that if the appraisers cannot agree on an umpire, either one may ask the court to select an umpire....