CITY OF POMPANO

v.

ABC BONDING AGENCY, INC.

Citator

Cited By

• Goldman v. State Farm Fire Gen. Ins. Co., 660 So. 2d 300 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)
  …merely showing the violation of a clause requiring “assistance and cooperation” of the insured without a further showing of how this violation prejudiced the insurer); American Fire & Cas. Co. v. Collura, 163 So. 2d 784 (Fla. 2d DCA), cert. denied, 171 So. 2d 389 (Fla.1964); American Fire & Cas. Co. v. Vliet, 148 Fla. 568, 4 So. 2d 862 (Fla.1941); United States Fidelity & Guar. v. Snite, 106 Fla. 702, 143 So. 615 (Fla.1932). We note that the issue before us has not been decided in any of the cooperation clau…
• DOE v. Allstate Ins. Co., 653 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 1995)
  …review denied, 399 So. 2d 1142 (Fla.1981). The insured has the reciprocal obligation to allow the insurer to control the defense and to cooperate with the insurer. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Collura, 163 So. 2d 784 (Fla. 2d DCA), cert. denied, 171 So. 2d 389 (Fla.1964). Thus, when the insurer undertakes the defense of a claim on behalf of one claiming to be an insured, we have recognized substantial duties on the part of both the insurer and the insured. If an insurer erroneously begins to carry out th…
• Gulf Ins. Co. v. Dolan, 433 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 1983)
  …e policy, that the insured give notice of the claim to the insurance carrier “immediately,” “promptly,” “as soon as practicable,” or “within a reasonable time.” See American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Collura, 163 So. 2d 784 (Fla. 2d DCA), cert. denied, 171 So. 2d 389 (Fla.1964). This is bottomed on the premise of prejudice to the insurer who, because of a client’s delayed notice to it, has, for example, lost the opportunity of making a timely investigation, forming an estimate of its rights and liabilities, or p…