Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. is giving policyholders the largest dividend in the workers’ compensation carrier’s history. The HEMIC board of directors recently announced a $5 million dividend to qualifying policyholders.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A recent federal court ruling in Missouri highlights the critical importance of admissible expert testimony in property insurance disputes.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 11, 2025

All insurance policies include a section placing specific responsibilities and obligations on policyholders to act in a certain way before entitling them to policy benefits for what should be a covered loss.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats the reality policyholders face when insurance companies delay or wrongfully deny claims, only to make a late payment after an appraisal and walk away without any real accountability. Imagine a world where breaking the rules carries no real consequences. Last weeks decision in Mirelez v.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 23, 2024

While Jimmy Patronis and Governor DeSantis trumpet their latest emergency rule as consumer protection following the CBS 60 Minutes Expose noted in CBS 60 Minutes Exposes Alleged Insurance Company Fraud: Adjusters Reveal Altered Hurricane Damage Estimates by Claims Management, the reality reveals a different story.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats the reality policyholders face when insurance companies delay or wrongfully deny claims, only to make a late payment after an appraisal and walk away without any real accountability. Imagine a world where breaking the rules carries no real consequences. Last weeks decision in Mirelez v.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

JANUARY 30, 2025

A recent federal court decision favoring Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in a pipe burst claim1 left me thinking about two lessons. First, this case strongly reminds policyholders to be aware of time limits in their insurance policies and take action as soon as they believe their claim is not being handled fairly.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In a shocking exposé aired last night on CBS’s 60 Minutes, allegations of widespread insurance fraud by insurance companies following Hurricane Ian were exposed.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 2, 2025

State Farm policyholders should be aware of its companys water damage claims processes, as noted in State Farms Water Protocol. These are some of … The post State Farm Water Damage Protocols and Insurance Company Expert Witnesses appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We speak deeply about policyholder issues and his heart is always in the right place.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

As an attorney who has dedicated my career to representing policyholders, I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by Florida homeowners, businesses, condominium associations, and even government entities in the wake of natural disasters.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

California homeowners could be required to pay a surcharge if the state’s insurer of last resort is unable to cover losses from a catastrophic wildfire. The California Department of Insurance sent a bulletin to insurance companies this week outlining how …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The issue raised in this title usually arises with policyholders not wanting to pay a public adjuster fee because the public adjuster service contract was not valid or the public adjusters license lapsed sometime during the contract. appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 8, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex fires. The moratorium shields those living within the perimeters or …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 19, 2024

That is exactly what the insurance industry has accomplished in Florida with recent changes in law. Most would be laughed out of town.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for 750,000 policyholders affected by the Airport, Bridge, and Line fires in the counties of Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In my recent articles, The Façade of Consumer Protection: How Florida’s Political Leadership Continues to Favor Insurance Companies Over Policyholders — Are Florida’s Politicians in Bed with the Insurance Industry and Florida’s Emergency Ethical Rule Conflicts with Xactimate’s License Agreement – Another Example of Insurance Industry Control in Florida, (..)

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is Florida law regarding when an insurance company must start investigating an insurance claim: 3)(a) Unless otherwise provided by the policy of insurance or by law, within 7 days after an insurer receives proof-of-loss statements, the insurer shall begin such investigation as is reasonably necessary unless the failure to begin such investigation (..)

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In a significant victory for policyholders, a federal magistrate in Northern California recently rejected most of Federal Insurance Company’s (aka Chubb) attempts to vacate a substantial appraisal award in a Glass Fire case. The case, Pollock v.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas September 18, 2024—Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, is announcing today that its board of directors voted unanimously to approve a $350 million dividend distribution in 2024. Dividends will be distributed to …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 11,000 policyholders affected by the Shelly Fire located in Siskiyou County and the Bear Fire located in Sierra County.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate Bill 5331 gives the commissioner authority to require insurers to …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

When I am finished beating up or getting beaten upon by various insurance company attorneys all over the country, I love to compete and beat up or get beaten upon by the best sailboat racers. I love true competition, and it is one reason why I love being the type of attorney that I am … The post “I Was Droned!”

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 9, 2025

A bill to allow the Washingtonis insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate Bill 5331 gives the commissioner authority to require insurers to …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 6, 2025

The concept of vexatious refusal to pay is a critical safeguard for Missouri policyholders. It ensures that insurance companies fulfill their obligations promptly and fairly.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For example, the Coalition Against … The post When Do Insurance Company Lobbyists and Trade Association Supporters Lie About Insurance Fraud Statistics? Every Time They Say or Write Anything appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog. billion figure that concludes it is pure misinformation.

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 200,000 policyholders affected by the Mountain Fire, which has destroyed 243 structures. The order shields those living within the …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 16,000 policyholders affected by the Boyles Fire located in Lake County. The commissioner’s order shields those living within the …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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Property Insurance Coverage Law

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A recent Indiana Court of Appeals decision where Merlin Law Group’s Ed Eshoo was counsel for the policyholder provides a textbook example of how an insurance company’s conduct can waive strict policy requirements, even when attempting to preserve those rights through reservation letters.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 6, 2025

The concept of vexatious refusal to pay is a critical safeguard for Missouri policyholders. It ensures that insurance companies fulfill their obligations promptly and fairly.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Florida policyholders should report any delays, underpayments, or complaints regarding an insurance company to the Florida Department of Financial Services. File a Complaint with the Department of Financial Services appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Co. has filed for an 8% net rate decrease with the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) effective April 1, 2025. The nonprofit company also announced its highest-ever policyholder dividend of $55 million for 2025. It is the eighth …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We speak deeply about policyholder issues and his heart is always in the right place.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Insurance companies that wrongly deny or underpay property insurance claims are finding a golden financial opportunity that provides an incentive for them to wrongfully underpay and deny claims—they escape the payment of the replacement cost valuation they promised to their policyholders.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

United Insurance Company 1 offers timeless guidance on the distinction between preliminary “proof of loss” requirements and “proof” evidence required at trial. This distinction remains critically important for today’s insurance practitioners and policyholders alike. The 1802 New York Supreme Court case of Lenox v.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

JANUARY 7, 2025

Insurance companies denying hail damage claims are repeat players in the litigation arena. This post will provide more insight and lessons as a grand finale to Policyholders and Public Adjusters Often Need to Hire Their Own Experts, and Policyholders and Public Adjusters … The post Want to Win a Hailstorm Damage Lawsuit?

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