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Heritage Files Libel, Defamation Suit vs. Adjuster After ’60 Minutes’ Report

Insurance Journal

Six weeks after Tampa-based Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. filed a libel suit against a whistleblower claims adjuster, the adjuster’s lawyer has pushed back, arguing that the suit is an attempt to silence those who question insurersdamage estimates.

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Florida CFO Bars Insurers From Altering Adjusters’ Reports Without Explanation

Insurance Journal

Almost two years after a group of independent claims adjusters alleged that insurers had deceptively altered their damage estimates and low-balled policyholders, Florida’s chief financial officer has issued an emergency rule barring similar actions in Hurricane Milton claims. “Any move …

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Split Decision: Florida Districts Clash Over Insurance Coverage for Unperformed Repairs

The Property Insurance Law Observer

In the recent decision Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. The court emphasized that under both the insurance policy’s plain language and Florida Statute §627.7011(3)(a), payment of replacement cost value is contingent upon the actual completion of repairs. in damages.

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Does a sagging floor constitute a “collapse”? Court finds ambiguity in “collapse.”

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Specifically, the insured noted that the “floor had sagged, was bouncing, and that a section of the floor had partially detached from the Property’s exterior wall.” This prompted the insured to submit a claim. The insurer further noted that the insured’s personnel walked on the floors after the incident occurred.

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Outdated Building Codes Exacerbate Climate Risk

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I Natural catastrophe perils rising frequency and severity may be impossible to fully abate, but Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co. President and CEO Mark Berven believes modern building codes could dramatically reduce their costly destructiveness. “The U.S.

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Group Captives Offer Cost-Sensitive Companies Opportunities to Savein Face of Inflation

Triple-I: Workers Compensation

Additionally, the increased focus on pre-loss risk management and post-loss claims management can drive members’ premiums down even further by the second and third year of membership. Group captives can provide a viable way to protect companies across several lines of casualty insurance. million to almost $22.3

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2022 P&C Underwriting Profitability Seen Worsening as Inflation, Hard Market Persist

Triple-I: Business Insurance

The property & casualty insurance industry’s combined ratio – an indicator of underwriting profitability – is forecast at 100.7 Combined ratio represents the difference between claims and expenses paid and premiums collected by insurers. for 2022, up 1.2 We forecast 2022 P&C premium growth of 8.5