The Supreme Court has held that an insurance company cannot repudiate a claim for damage caused by fire on the ground that the proximate cause was attempted burglaryโan excluded peril under the “Riots, Strike, Malicious Damage” (RSMD) clauseโwhen “Fire” itself is a specified peril in the policy that does not exclude fire resulting from theft
Insurer Cannot Repudiate Fire Claim Citing Burglary as Proximate Cause When Fire is a Specified Peril Without Such Exclusion: Supreme Court
