Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Denial of Coverage
Our clients, a Florida family residing in a coastal home, experienced significant property damage due to storm damage. Their home sustained extensive wind and water damage, leading to structural issues and extensive property loss. Despite their valid claim under their Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) policy, their claim was denied because of alleged policy exclusions and insufficient evidence of coverage.
When our clients submitted their damage claim to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Citizens quickly hired a group of “pocket” engineers and geologists who believed our clients’ damage was not covered under the policy.
After a four-day jury trial, the jury ultimately rendered a verdict in favor of our clients and awarded them every penny that we asked for in our closing arguments. Even beyond awarding our clients everything we asked for, the jury then hand-written some additional damages onto their verdict form, which we had (apparently) convinced them to award to our clients!