( March 24, 2025, 2:08 PM EDT) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Supreme Court vacated an appraisal award in a coverage dispute over windstorm damage to an insured’s property, finding that it is “quite evident” that the insured’s appointed appraiser “had a direct financial interest in the award” because he was the sole owner and operator of a contracting business that repaired the insured’s home and the assignee of the insured’s claim under her homeowners insurance policy....