Interesting Public Adjuster Contract Required By Michigan Director of Insurance

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 29, 2019 The Michigan Director of Insurance recently issued the following bulletin: MICHIGAN INSURANCE BULLETINS AND RELATED MATERIALSBULLETINSBulletin 2019-07-INSApril 17, 2019 FROM: Anita G. FoxDirector Of InsuranceDATE: April 17, 2019 RE: RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC ADJUSTER CONTRACT This bulletin supersedes Bulletin 2018-22-INS, dated November 20, 2018. The… Continue reading Interesting Public Adjuster Contract Required By Michigan Director of Insurance

How To File A Complaint With The Georgia Department of Insurance About Your Delaying, Denying and Bad Treating Insurance Company

Nicole Vinson | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 22, 2019 The Georgia Office of Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner has a simple online process for filing your complaint. How the office responds to this Complaint may not be satisfying but it is important that a record is made of the insurance claims that are… Continue reading How To File A Complaint With The Georgia Department of Insurance About Your Delaying, Denying and Bad Treating Insurance Company

Does a Requested Proof of Loss Have to Be Provided Before Demanding Appraisal or Filing Suit?

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 19, 2019 Proofs of loss were a topic of my first speech to the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters at Carmel, California, in 1985. Generally, if an insurance company timely demands a proof of loss or if it is required under a policy, and the insurer… Continue reading Does a Requested Proof of Loss Have to Be Provided Before Demanding Appraisal or Filing Suit?

Defending Construction Defect Claims

Luis A. Barba, Esq. and Anthony daFonseca, Esq. | Claims Magazine | March 2019 The easiest way to avoid liability for construction defect claims is by preventing them altogether. However, since prevention of a claim is not always possible, it is important that adjusters take early steps upon receipt of a new construction defect claim… Continue reading Defending Construction Defect Claims

Insurance Companies Know Their Customers Do Not Read Insurance Policies

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 11, 2019 Insurance companies and insurance agents know that their customers do not read their insurance policies. Proof is found by the Squaremouth Insurance Company offering a prize which could only be found if a policyholder read the insurance policy and won a secret contest. Here… Continue reading Insurance Companies Know Their Customers Do Not Read Insurance Policies