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Less Than Perfectly Drafted Endorsement Bars Flood Coverage

January 21, 2015
Tred R. Eyerly – Insurance Law Hawaii

The court decided that the policy's flood exclusion, despite being poorly located within the policy, barred coverage for loss caused by flood. Great Lakes Int'l Trading Inc. v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165378 (D. Conn. Nov. 26, 2014).

Hurricane Sandy caused flood waters from the Hackensack River in New Jersey to inundate a warehouse where the insured had imported food products stored for sale in the United States. High winds also sheared open parts of the warehouse's roof, allowing extensive rainwater to enter the building.

Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com


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