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“Total Loss” Doesn’t Necessarily Mean “Burned to the Ground”

By Brandon McWherter on August 6, 2009
Posted in Valued Policy Law

Tennessee’s valued policy law(T.C.A. 56-7-803) provides that an insurer is liable to the policyholder for the full policy limits if a total loss occurs.  As a result, the big "fight" is often over the issue of whether a loss is "total" or "partial" in nature.  Back in May, Parks Chastain commented here that the identity…

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The Tennessee Insurance Litigation Blog offers legal insights on insurance litigation in Tennessee from a pair of attorneys on both sides of the discussion. Brandon McWherter, a partner at McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC, provides the policyholder’s perspective. E. Jason Ferrell, a member in the Nashville-based firm Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Meisner, LLC, offers the insurance company’s perspective.

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