Month: February 2024

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Property In 60 seconds: California Addresses Policyholder’s Desire to Video EUO

A California appellate court recently decided that policyholders can video-record insurer representatives and attorneys during Examinations Under Oath. While the California Insurance Code allows video-recordings during Examinations, the Code does not specify which individuals can be recorded, aside from the witness. That court considered the legislative intent of the Code and its language, allowing parties the “right …

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Property in 60 Seconds: Texas and Florida Supreme Courts Weigh In On Appraisal Issues

The Supreme Courts for both Florida and Texas issued opinions addressing appraisal in those jurisdictions. The Texas Supreme Court in Rodriguez v. Safeco held that an insurer’s full payment of an appraisal award plus statutory interest precludes the recovery of attorney’s fees in an action under Chapter 542A of the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act. The court …

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