Does my insurance Policy cover this? Understanding The Proximate Causation Doctrine-Part 1
Every policyholder’s first question after a loss is: does my insurance policy cover this? Some policyholders have a named peril policy insuring against certain risks that are enumerated within the policy itself. Others have an all-risk policy that insures against every peril that is not specifically excluded under the terms of the policy. Regardless of which policy you currently hold, the first step in determining whether coverage exists is determining the cause and origin of the damages.
For the next few weeks, I will write about the infamous Proximate Causation Doctrine. T