Adjustment of Claims is 100 Percent Policyholder Service–Is The Insurance Industry Providing This Service?

Chip Merlin – June 18, 2013 Property claims adjusters are supposed to promptly evaluate damage, investigate coverage, and provide full benefits to policyholders. Adjustment is about giving the customer the service promised and paid for when the policy was purchased. This service is not paid with “indemnity dollars,” but with insurance company claims expense dollars,… Continue reading Adjustment of Claims is 100 Percent Policyholder Service–Is The Insurance Industry Providing This Service?

BINGO Word of the Day – July 1st

The current game is now: T’s BINGO – make a “T” either right side up, upside down or sideways.   Today’s Useless Fact:  Humans are the only primates that don’t have pigment in the palms of their hands.   Here is today’s word:   ANTHONY FUSCHILLO   Previously called words: BRIAN MOFFITT EXPERT WITNESS INSURANCE… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – July 1st

Construction Law Update – Subcontractors Beware

Bret Wacker – June 13, 2013 Most experienced federal prime contractors are familiar with, or at least aware of, the Christian Doctrine.  Based on G.L. Christian & Assoc. v. U.S., 312 F.2d 418, 424 (Ct. Cl. 1963), the Doctrine stands for the proposition that a clause, although not explicitly included in a government prime contract,… Continue reading Construction Law Update – Subcontractors Beware

Prompt Pay Means Prompt Pay

Stan Martin – June 18, 2013 A contractor sends an inflated invoice to an owner for a completed project.  The owner fails to pay anything against that invoice – even the amount that had been agreed to.  The contractor eventually files suit, the court awards interest plus penalties of 1% per month on the unpaid… Continue reading Prompt Pay Means Prompt Pay

SB 254A and Oregon’s CMGC Rules Are Overblown

Eric A. Grasberger – June 13, 2013 Oregon Senate Bill 254A and the CMGC method generally garner more attention than is justified. Here is the background. On a typical non-CMGC project, the general contractor will bid on a complete or nearly complete set of design documents. This is referred to as “design-bid-build.” In public construction, competitive bidding is… Continue reading SB 254A and Oregon’s CMGC Rules Are Overblown