Insurer Argues Appraisal Should Have Been Conducted In Hurricane Irma Dispute

Mealey's ( February 13, 2019, 10:13 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida insureds “should not be rewarded for racing to the courthouse to commence litigation in lieu of participating in appraisal,” an insurer argues to a Florida appeals court in a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute in an effort to allow it to pursue its injunctive relief counterclaim or, in the alternative, specific performance of its right to compel appraisal and its concomitant right to repair (People’s Trust Insurance  Company v. Parvin Nowroozpour, et al., No. 4D18-2810, Fla. App., 4th Dist.)....