Insurer Entitled To Directed Verdict On Prompt Notice Issue, Panel Says In Reversal

(June 6, 2024, 2:01 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals panel held June 5 that insureds failed to provide their insurer with prompt notice of their property damage caused by Hurricane Irma and that the insurer was entitled to a directed verdict on the issue, reversing a lower court’s final judgment in favor of the insureds and remanding for a new trial to determine whether the insureds’ untimely notice prejudiced the insurer....