As many are aware, the Tennessee Legislature recently amended T.C.A. § 56-7-130, the statute requiring insurance carriers offering homeowner’s insurance in the state to “make available” sinkhole coverage to their insureds. The original statute was enacted in 2006, and its verbiage has created a few issues now going through the court systems. I wanted to comment further
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Man-Made Earth Movement Excluded by Earth Movement Exclusion
By Parks Chastain on
Posted in Claim Tips
One of my partners won a Court of Appeals decision earlier this week wherein the court construed an earth movement exclusion in a factual scenario not previously presented. The case is Hearn v. Erie Insurance Exchange, No. M2012-00698-COA-R3-CV. Download a copy here.
The language at issue in the policy provided that the company …