Tag: Coverage

• Insurance & Casualty Litigation

  UM Rejection Forms – Requirements & Duration

  • March 15, 2017
  • By Brent Carriere

  Since UM coverage is presumed, nothing must be done if an insured wishes to have UM coverage matching liability limits. But, if the insured wishes to reject UM coverage, or select lower UM coverage, strict requirements must be met. If not, the presumption that UM coverage is provided remains.   According to the UM statute, the rejection […]

• Insurance & Casualty Litigation

  UM Rejection Forms – Little Traction Given to Consent Challenges by Insureds not Fluent in English

  • April 27, 2016
  • By Brent Carriere

  Recently, in Ponce v. Welch, 15-669 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/16/16) 2016 WL 107-8579, Louisiana’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal upheld summary judgment in favor of an insurance company by denying a UM rejection form challenge of an insured claiming she did not understand the UM rejection agreement because she was not fluent in English.  […]

• Construction Law

  Builder’s Risk 101: Protecting Your Construction Project

  • December 2, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Insurance Adds Protection for Buildings While They are Under Construction Builder’s Risk Insurance is typically purchased by the owner or contractor of a building under construction to protect against certain damage to that property during the course of construction. In many cases where the builder purchases the policy, the owner should also be listed as […]