Category: Insurance
1. Estoppel Definition – Investopedia
Estoppel is a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously said or agreed to by law.(1)…
Estoppel refers to the principle of the law that stops someone from making a claim that is contrary to a previous one. That first claim should (2)…
In any event, post-loss estoppel is clearly available in the context of liability insurance. Therefore, if an insurer’s agent, before or after (3)…
Avoid Creating Coverage By Estoppel, Waiver & Forfeiture
Waiver, estoppel and forfeiture are doctrines on which insureds often rely to try to create coverage outside the terms of the insurance (4)…
It is often described as a rule of fair play. One court, for example, found that an insurance company was estopped (prevented) from asserting a (5)…
by W Vance · 1925 · Cited by 5 — WAIVER AND ESTOPPEL IN INSURANCE LAW. WVILLrAM R. VANCE. The twenty-two years that have passed since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its (6)…
2. Insurance Policies – Waiver And Estoppel
That general rule continues to apply claims the insurer waived an exclusion or agreed to cover liability from an unscheduled auto. In those (7)…
The court concluded that Doe did not support summary judgment in favor of Homeowners Choice because, under Doe, “an insurance company may be (8)…
Understanding the Basics of Equitable Estoppel and Using
In Crown Life, the insured, through discussions with the insurer and the insurance broker was allegedly led to believe that coverage existed. Id (9)…
Estoppel, on the other hand, requires that a court create a bar that “prevents one from asserting a claim (10)…
Insurance Coverage Issues – Lawshelf
An example of estoppel may occur when an insurance company misrepresents the existence of coverage to stop an insured from obtaining coverage from another (11)…
by RH Lee · 1955 · Cited by 1 — It must be borne in mind that waiver and estoppel as used in the insurance situation are devices to aid but one party to the contract, the insured. But the (12)…
In Dones, Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) issued a group life insurance policy to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. The (13)…
3. Top 10 WHAT IS ESTOPPEL IN INSURANCE Answers
Estoppel prevents an insurance company from adopting a position that is not consistent with a position it took previously if it would result in injury to…(14)…
Equitable Estoppel — a judicial doctrine by which a litigant may be prevented, or “stopped,” from raising an argument or a legal defense in a lawsuit.… Feb 28 (15)…
Waiver And Estoppel Used To Extend Insurance Coverage
by CE Balter — Third-party plaintiff Balter was involved in a minor automobile accident and mistakenly reported it to the wrong insurance company,. State Farm.(16)…
It is also related to the doctrines of variation and election. It is applied in many areas of contract law, including insurance, banking, and employment. In (17)…
Think of a person who is in a car accident but waits a year to file an insurance claim. They may be denied coverage through estoppel by laches. What Is Estoppel (18)…
Estoppel cannot be used to create insurance coverage
On May 12, 2008, before a new business owner procured liability insurance, an employee killed an elderly woman in an automobile accident.(19)…
What is Estoppel? A legal doctrine in which a person may be required to do something or be prevented from doing someth.(20)…
4. Regulatory Estoppel – What is it and How Can it be …
Initially, it is beneficial to define just what exactly is meant by the phrase “regulatory estoppel” in the context of insurance policies.(21)…
by WP Wasserman · 1969 · Cited by 2 — Even though the declaratory judgment may establish only that the insurer must defend its insured and leaves the indemnity question undecided, the insurance (22)…
Recent Developments- The Estoppel Doctrine in Illinois
In 1991, Illinois Appellate Court confirmed that when an insurer fails to properly raise and address a conflict of interest triggering an insured’s right to (23)…
5. Court: You can Create Coverage by Estoppel if Insurer’s …
Allstate Insurance, 653 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 1995), in which the Florida Supreme Court held that an insurer’s defense of a claim does not (24)…
For example, in one claim, a homeowners policy insured’s brother-in-law was using Waiver and estoppel prevented the coverage reduction.(25)…
Insurance — Extension of Coverage by Waiver or Estoppel
by CF Seila — Since this is, in effect, a fraud on the insured, or at all events the evidence of estoppel in such a situation is evidence of in-.(26)…
Courts in several states apply a strict rule to enforce the duty to defend found in most liability insurance policies. This rule encourages insurers to (27)…
Estoppel – Overview, How It Works, Common Types
For example, a lender and borrower are in court because of an unpaid debt. The lender says that he will pardon 50% of the debt. The judge can, therefore, issue (28)…
An insured or claimant is collaterally estopped from re-litigating the issue of intent in a declaratory judgment action after a criminal conviction despite (29)…
by JP Brummond · 2001 · Cited by 5 — named insured. Id The household exclusion in the automobile insurance policy excluded coverage “[flor any bodily injury to any (30)…
Doing-It-Right-the-First-Time.pdf – Thompson Coe
It has been generally understood that estoppel cannot create contract rights that do not otherwise exist. In other words, “the rule” in insurance law has been (31)…
An estoppel can make it difficult to argue your side in a personal injury case. We can help you fight for the compensation you deserve.(32)…
Ch 6 Waiver, Estoppel and Election by the Insured – Quizlet
A person is not required to have contractual capacity in order to act as an agent. For example, a minor who cannot sign a binding contract for himself or (33)…
RELATIONSHIP — VALIDITY OF DIVORCE — ESTOPPEL W attained age 62 in May 1961 and filed application for widow’s insurance benefits on R’s earnings (34)…
What does estoppel mean? The barring of a person, in a legal proceeding, from making allegations or denials which are contrary either to a previo(35)…
Raising The Coverage Defense In The Bad Faith Case – Butler …
Waiver, Page 1059. See, Fireman’s Fund Insur. Co. v. Vogel, supra. As a general rule, the estoppel doctrine will not create insurance coverage where none (36)…
The insured, in response, raised equitable estoppel as an affirmative defense. After the verdict in the underlying action the insurer moved (37)…
Estoppel by representation is the type of estoppel that may apply to prevent an insurer denying coverage after initially failing to give prompt (38)…
Excerpt Links
(1). Estoppel Definition – Investopedia
(2). What is Estoppel? – Definition from Insuranceopedia
(3). Waiver and Estoppel – Part 2 – The ALI Adviser
(4). Avoid Creating Coverage By Estoppel, Waiver & Forfeiture
(5). What Does Waiver and Estoppel Mean to You on Your Life
(6). Waiver and Estoppel in Insurance Law
(7). Insurance Policies – Waiver And Estoppel
(8). Estoppel coverage can be created if insurer’s defense …
(9). Understanding the Basics of Equitable Estoppel and Using
(10). Waiver & Estoppel in Insurance – LinkedIn
(11). Insurance Coverage Issues – Lawshelf
(12). Effect of Loss Upon Waiver and Estoppel in Insurance Law
(13). Principles of Waiver and Estoppel Can be Used to Establish …
(14). Top 10 WHAT IS ESTOPPEL IN INSURANCE Answers
(15). Top 10 ESTOPPEL INSURANCE Answers – CampingHiking.net
(16). Waiver And Estoppel Used To Extend Insurance Coverage
(17). Estoppel – Wikipedia
(18). Laches and Estoppel | UpCounsel 2022
(19). Estoppel cannot be used to create insurance coverage
(20). What is Estoppel? Insurance Glossary, Meaning, Definition
(21). Regulatory Estoppel – What is it and How Can it be …
(22). The Role of Declaratory Relief and Collateral Estoppel in …
(23). Recent Developments- The Estoppel Doctrine in Illinois
(24). Court: You can Create Coverage by Estoppel if Insurer’s …
(25). Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 3 Research and Document …
(26). Insurance — Extension of Coverage by Waiver or Estoppel
(27). Estoppel for Insurers Who Breach Their Duty to Defend – Reed …
(28). Estoppel – Overview, How It Works, Common Types
(29). The Insurer’s Duty to Defend – Tressler LLP
(30). Application of Waiver and Estoppel in Missouri Insurance Law
(31). Doing-It-Right-the-First-Time.pdf – Thompson Coe
(32). “Estoppel” Definition | Berger and Green Attorneys
(33). Ch 6 Waiver, Estoppel and Election by the Insured – Quizlet
(34). SSR 64-41: Section 216(h)(1). – Social Security
(35). Estoppel Meaning | Best 9 Definitions of … – YourDictionary
(36). Raising The Coverage Defense In The Bad Faith Case – Butler …
(37). Florida court creates coverage where insurer defended suit …
(38). When will insurers be estopped from denying coverage on …
