September 15, 2026
An AIG unit cannot recoup $1.8 million from a dock builder and electrical subcontractor in connection with payments it made to a Florida policyholder whose yacht caught fire while plugged into a recently constructed dock, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed.
January 08, 2026
A Florida federal judge has thrown out a subrogation suit from AIG Property Casualty Co. seeking to recoup $1.8 million from a dock builder and its subcontractor over a yacht fire, saying they did not violate Florida building codes at the time.
October 09, 2025
An AIG unit urged a Florida federal court Thursday to reject a contractor's claims it can't be held liable for more than $1.8 million in coverage payments over a yacht fire caused by dock wiring that lacked ground fault protection, arguing the state building code required such protection.
August 09, 2024
The insurer of a yacht that caught fire while plugged into a dock told a Florida federal court Friday that the electrical company that rewired the hookup owed more than $1.8 million to cover a payout, alleging that the company failed to ground the system, causing the blaze.