The former wife of an Oconomowoc man who intentionally burned down the couple's shared Lac La Belle home in June 2013 will not receive an insurance payout, according to a recent ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's 4-3 decision on June 8 affirmed the decision of the court of appeals that Kemper Insurance Co. was not required to provide coverage for the loss of the home.
Kemper filed a lawsuit in December 2013 against Ismet and Ybdi Islami — about six months before Ybdi was charged with burning down their home to collect fraudulent insurance money. According to county tax records, the property was valued at $818,000 the year it burned down. Ybdi Islami was convicted of arson in 2017.