MINNESOTA COURT THROWS OUT IMPROPER APPRAISAL: AMERICAN FAMILY ORDERED TO PAY ITS INSURED ATTORNEYS FEES
A resort that sustained hail and wind damage was not bound by an appraisal award where the insurer’s appraiser and umpire improperly conducted their own investigation during deliberations and failed to allow the insured to present its...
Legal Matters: Full disclosure
Posted: 12:09 pm Mon, August 19, 2013
By Dan Heilman
Tags: Brenda Sauro, Chad A Kelsch, Christopher R Jones, disclosure, Fuller Seaver Swanson & Kelsch, Hellmuth & Johnson, Minnesota Association of Realtors, Sauro & Bergstrom
Of the myriad forms that are filled out during a real estate...
Public adjusters are a good owner resource for the initial claims handing process A Public Adjuster is a licensed and trained specialist that adjusts insurance claims for homeowners, commercial property owners and businesses Public adjusters have experience in hail claims, fire loss, contents inventories, storm damage, and other occurrences...
Take pictures as soon as possible of all the damage that you can see, as well as any evidence of the storm such as large hail, wind damage to the surrounding area such as fallen trees, etc Taking video can also be helpful
Take steps to prevent further damage from occurring, ie placing tarps over a hole in the roof or placing buckets to...
August 2013: Damaging hail is a frequent by-product of some of our severe storm weather in Minnesota Recently, large hail smashed homes in Eagan and Eden Prairie causing thousands in damage to roofs, siding, windows and outdoor personal property Our Minnesota hail team can help you if your insurance company fails to pay you for the damages...
Congratulations to Adina R Bergstrom of Sauro & Bergstrom, PLLC, who was named a Rising Star in Minnesota Super Lawyer magazine for 2013 Ms Bergstrom was also selected to the Rising Stars list of Minnesota Super Lawyers in 2011 and...
In this insurance coverage case, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the insurer was required under Minn Stat § 72A201 (the Minnesota Fair Claims Practices Act) to disclose all available insurance policies and insurance coverage that the client had when a loss occurred The insurance company’s failure to disclose resulted in Engineering...
Newly revised language of Minn Stat § 33705 means drastic changes for construction contracts On May 24, 2013, Governor Dayton approved a legislative bill, SF 561, that significantly limits when one party to a construction contract can insure (and, therefore indemnify) another party
The new law changes the language of Minn Stat 33705 and...
This Minnesota homeowner discovered water damage under the windows of her vinyl-clad home after she moved in:
Should Minn require licenses for home inspectors |...
ISO’s 2013 Commercial General Liability (CGL) filing makes significant revisions to dozens of endorsements as well as introduces six new CGL endorsements, at least two of which will impact the construction industry
Endorsement CG 20 01-- Primary and Noncontributory – Other Insurance Condition: CG 20 01 is a new, optional endorsement that has...
