Many Virgin Islands property owners have submitted claims to their property insurance carriers relating to claims from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. One issue that may arise during the adjustment of the claim is how the insurance carrier will calculate the “actual cash value” damages to the property. Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 32: Virgin Islands
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Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 31: Vermont
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This week in my series on calculating actual cash value, we will look at the Green Mountain State, Vermont. It is the second smallest by population and the sixth smallest by area of the fifty states.1 Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 31: Vermont
An Update to Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 24: Alabama
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So far, I have addressed thirty states in this series on calculating actual cash value. This blog is to provide an update on the discussion in my earlier post, Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 24: Alabama. Continue Reading An Update to Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 24: Alabama
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 30: West Virginia
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This week in my series on calculating actual cash value, we will look at the Mountain State, West Virginia, whose motto is Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free). Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 30: West Virginia
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 29: Oregon
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This week, Oregon made national news as one of the best locations to view the Great American Eclipse. I realized I had not yet covered Oregon in my series on calculating actual cash value, leading to today’s blog. Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 29: Oregon
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 28: Nevada
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There are two relevant cases that have addressed how to calculate actual cash value in Nevada: Replacement Cost Less Depreciation. Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 28: Nevada
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 27: Mississippi
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Many property insurance policies provide that until a policyholder actually repairs or replaces damaged property, they are only entitled to the “actual cash value.” Determining how to calculate the “actual cash value” differs from state to state. Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 27: Mississippi
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 26: Montana
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In Montana, a jury may consider all relevant evidence when determining the actual cash value of the property damaged or destroyed.1 Under the broad evidence rule, the trier of fact “may consider any evidence logically tending to the formation of a correct estimate of the value of the insured property at the time of the loss.”2 Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 26: Montana
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 25: New Mexico
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This blog marks the halfway point in this blog series as we are on the 25th state. Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 25: New Mexico
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 24: Alabama
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This week in the series on calculating actual cash value, we are studying Alabama, nicknamed the “Yellowhammer State,” after the state bird. Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 24: Alabama