Ekhlassi v. National Lloyds Insurance Co.

42 U.S.C. 4072, which provides for original exclusive jurisdiction in district court and a one-year limitations period, is applicable to actions against Write-Your-Own (WYO) carriers. WYO are private insurers which issue flood insurance policies underwritten by the Government in their own names as part of the National Flood Insurance Program created by the National Flood Insurance Act. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the insured, holding that this WYO action did not arrive in federal court within one-year of the insured's claim denial and was therefore time-barred under section 4072. View "Ekhlassi v. National Lloyds Insurance Co." on Justia Law