Travelers Sued Over Damage to Jefferson Davis’ Home

Travelers Sued Over Damage to Jefferson Davis’ Home

3 August 2006 · 1 Comment

As the anniversary of Katrina approaches, it wouldn’t surprise me to see several more post-Katrina lawsuits publicized, such as this one, as reported by WREG-TV in Memphis:

Hurricane Katrina heavily damaged the last home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.[.]

Beauvoir has received over 180-thousand dollars under its “all-risk” commercial policy issued by a subsidiary of St. Paul Travelers Companies, according to the lawsuit. It said that amount represents less than five percent of the combined coverage limits of almost four-point-three (m) million dollars.

Beauvoir’s owner, the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, further says the insurance company failed to deal fairly and in good faith.

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  • 1 RiskProf // 4 Aug 2006 at 11:18 am

    The South Will Rise Again …

    Mike the Actuary reports on this case involving the last home of Jefferson Davis. Evidently it was damaged by Katrina and there is a dispute with the insurer. While I was born in a formerly rebel state and educated in…