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ATAS/1165/2007 • CJ GE ATAS/1165/2007 Generato dall'IA

Insurance Coverage Dispute: Earth Movement Exclusion vs. Ensuing Water Damage Loss

Numero d'incarto ATAS/1165/2007
Autorità giudiziaria
Giurisdizione Svizzera · Canton Ginevra (CH-GE)
Data della decisione
Esito del giudizio Parzialmente accolto (Partially Allowed)
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Sintesi Legislator

Generato dall'IA

This case primarily concerns disputes over insurance coverage where the central issue was whether damage from earth movement, specifically subsurface soil collapse, fell under an exclusion for earth movement or was covered under an ensuing loss provision for water damage caused by a broken pipe. The court reasoned that the earth movement exclusion was applicable to the initial subsidence caused by the soil movement itself, but since the damage was also determined to be an ensuing loss caused by the subsequent water escape from a broken pipe, the specific water damage constituted a separate covered peril, thus making the insurer liable for that portion of the loss despite the general exclusion for earth movement.

Regesto Legislator

Generato dall'IA

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Insurance Coverage Dispute: Earth Movement Exclusion vs. Ensuing Water Damage Loss: The court reasoned that the earth movement exclusion was applicable to the initial subsidence caused by the soil movement itself, but since the damage was also determined to be an ensuing loss caused by the subsequent water escape from a broken pipe, the specific water damage constituted a separate covered peril, thus making the insurer liable for that portion of the loss despite the general exclusion for earth movement.

Parole chiave

Generato dall'IA
assicurazione contro i danni provocati dall'acqua sovrassicurazione assicurazione contro il terremoto diritto alla prestazione d'assicurazione riserva d'assicurazione responsabilità per i danni ambientali

Disposizioni normative citate

Generato dall'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
The provision is cited in the final order concerning the allocation of court costs.
Generato dall'IA
A/560/2004
Insurance Coverage for Earth Movement Secondary to Excluded Surface Water Runoff
A/4365/2006
Earth Movement Exclusion in Insurance Coverage Dispute
A/1908/2004
Commercial Property Insurer Upheld in Denying Coverage for Water Damage Due to Earth Sinking Exclusion
C/16299/2000
Insurance Coverage Dispute: Proximate Cause vs. Policy Exclusion for Deterioration
A/4283/2005
Insurance Coverage for Surface Water Flood Damage

Questioni giuridiche chiave estratte da Legislator

Generato dall'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

The provision is cited in the final order concerning the allocation of court costs.

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