Florida Supreme Court: Trial Courts May Compel Appraisal Before Resolving Concurrent Coverage Disputes

On February 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion in American Coastal Ins. Co. v. San Marco Villas Condominium Ass’n, Inc., 2024 WL 369079 (Fla. 2024), to address a persisting conflict on the timing of appraisal. The specific conflict centered around whether a trial court could compel appraisal of an insured’s loss with concurrent coverage and amount-of-loss disputes prior to first resolving the pending coverage issues....
By: Marshall Dennehey

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