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A Philadelphia condominium association said it did not prematurely include certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London in its $2.8 million flood coverage lawsuit against Voyager Indemnity Insurance Co., arguing that coverage from the excess insurer could be triggered.

A Florida church should be eligible for coverage for damage from two hurricanes, the Eleventh Circuit said Thursday, finding that the text of the church's policies with Aspen Specialty Insurance eclipses the apparent intent of the parties to exclude coverage for named windstorms.

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International can only seek $1 million in damages from a manufacturer of magnesium cross-car beams after a factory fire, down from $33 million it had been seeking against the manufacturer and another supplier, an Alabama federal judge said.

The California Department of Insurance announced that Kemper Independence Insurance Co. has issued more than $1.5 million in refunds to customers after the agency accused it of overcharging policyholders for their wildfire risk.

A Las Vegas chiropractor isn't eligible for coverage of his losses from COVID-19, a Nevada federal judge said, finding that the rehabilitation center didn't allege physical loss or damage that would be covered by a Liberty Mutual unit.

Public Service Insurance Co. must face a lawsuit from a condominium complex accusing it of improperly denying coverage for hidden water damage, a Washington federal judge said Friday, finding the allegations were sufficient to proceed.

Less than a week before the Philadelphia Eagles compete in the Super Bowl, a Pennsylvania federal judge granted a stay to the NFL team as he weighs the impact of various appellate decisions on the COVID-19 coverage suits from the Eagles and the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Seventh Circuit said a construction company's bid for coverage of a suit over allegedly unpaid truck leases was mooted by that case's dismissal, vacating a lower court ruling that Great Divide Insurance Co.'s defense obligation wasn't triggered.

Admiral Insurance Co. asked an Alabama federal judge to find that it doesn't owe coverage to the partial owner of a scrap metal reclamation plant accused of breaching its contract with the other owner, arguing that there was no bodily injury or property damage alleged in the underlying suit.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday that will eliminate one-way attorney fees for property insurance suits, a measure that was recently passed by the Legislature in a special session aimed at shoring up the state's troubled property insurance market.