Legal Opinion
DeCosta v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 20, 2013No. 13-1176PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This appeal concerns the special requirements that policyholders, by federal law, must follow to recover their covered losses under flood insurance policies issued as part of the government’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). See McGair v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fl., 693 F.3d 94, 100-01 (1st Cir.2012).
Plaintiff Wayne DeCosta’s property in Warwick, Rhode Island is insured by a Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) issued by Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), a private insurer participating in the NFIP. Allstate issued DeCosta’s SFIP on behalf of the Federal…
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