The American Insurance Association (AIA) said it has received approval to file a brief with Mississippi Supreme Court in support of an insurer's interpretation of excludable flood damage stemming from Hurricane Katrina.
The argument over whether wind damage can be excluded from a homeowner's claim is being appealed to the high court before the case was fully concluded at the trial court level.
The case, Corban vs. USAA, was heard in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Miss. It involved plaintiffs Margaret and Magruder Corban seeking recovery from their insurance company, USAA, for damage sustained to their home during the 2005 storm.
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