Courts have recognized various events as acts of God — tornadoes, earthquakes, death, extraordinarily high tides, violent winds, and floods. Many insurance policies for property damage exclude from their protection damage caused by acts of God.
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Question # 16: Am I covered for “Acts of God”?; Sometimes. The term “Acts of God” is not specifically mentioned in homeowners insurance policies. It usually refers to natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes, as opposed to man-made acts, like theft and auto accidents.
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Definition of "Act Of God" ACT OF GOD - A natural event, not preventable by any human agency, such as flood, storms, or lightning. Forces of nature that no one has control over, and therefore cannot be held accountable. This phrase denotes those accidents which arise from physical causes, and which cannot be prevented.
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Learn about acts of God in insurance or find a lawyer at The Personal Injury Lawyer Directory.
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Insurance companies happily take our money for reasonable risks. But when it comes to the unpredictable or extreme, they're uninsurable "acts of God." Few people actually think that God's hand is literally involved.
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"The insurance industry has long known of the threat to life and property from 'acts of God', as indicated by the wording of millions of insurance policies," explained Jesse Grisham, a New Orleans attorney who formed PANDER.
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Nevertheless, the law still sometimes speaks of unexpected events affecting Earth's systems as "acts of God." Of course judges and lawyers know this is nonsense; Thus, in insurance policies, exceptions are sometimes made for "acts of God" so that harms of this kind will be uncompensated.
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