Insurance & Reinsurance

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that commercial property owners generally are not required to remove snow or ice while a storm is underway. It also clarified that routine measures, such as salting during the storm, do not alone create an exception to that rule.

Maxx Johnson examines the decision’s implications for commercial property owners, retailers, property managers and snow-removal contractors, including the importance of winter-weather protocols, documentation and prompt claim evaluation.

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