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The Insurance Industry’s Quiet War Against Public Adjusters Update

I recently wrote about a controversial lawsuit involving anti-public adjuster endorsements being used by surplus lines insurers in The Insurance Industry’s New Playbook:...

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The Insurance Industry’s Quiet War Against Public Adjusters Update

I recently wrote about a controversial lawsuit involving anti-public adjuster endorsements being used by surplus lines insurers in The Insurance Industry’s New Playbook:...

Where Did the Term “Lowballing” Come From?

Insurance lawyers hear the term “lowballing” all the time. Public adjusters say carriers are lowballing claims. Policyholders complain that insurers are lowballing estimates....

Renewals Don’t Have to Be a Fire Drill

This article is part of a sponsored series by dyad. After 30...

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The Insurance Industry’s Quiet War Against Public Adjusters Update

I recently wrote about a controversial lawsuit involving anti-public adjuster endorsements being used by surplus lines insurers in The Insurance Industry’s New Playbook:...

Where Did the Term “Lowballing” Come From?

Insurance lawyers hear the term “lowballing” all the time. Public adjusters say carriers are lowballing claims. Policyholders complain that insurers are lowballing estimates....

Renewals Don’t Have to Be a Fire Drill

This article is part of a sponsored series by dyad. After 30...

Fence Me In! Court Refuses to Let an Impossible Protective Safeguard Defeat Coverage

A year ago, I wrote about the trial court decision in 3371 Reading, LLC v. Liberty Mutual Group, in Don’t Let Protective Safeguards Become...

Insurance Operations Automation with EZLynx

This article is part of a sponsored series by EZLynx. How much...

A Former Chief Justice, State Farm, and a Constitutional Fight Over Oklahoma Hail Claims

The Oklahoma Supreme Court now has before it one of Oklahoma’s most consequential insurance cases. 1 What began as a dispute over a hail-damaged...

The Insurance Industry’s New Playbook: “Hire a Public Adjuster, and You May Lose Coverage”

A legal battle is unfolding in Massachusetts over the controversial insurance policy endorsement that many in the public adjusting profession view as an...

State Farm Water Damage Denial Reversed as Court Limits Genuine Dispute Defense

Water damage claims are among the most frequently denied insurance claims in California and throughout the country. Insurers often rely on “continuous or...

Allstate announces quarterly dividends payable in July 2026

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 22, 2026 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly common stock dividend...

The FEMA Reform Debate: Are We Repeating the Mistakes Learned from Katrina?

The newly released report from The President’s Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency 1 proposes what may be the most significant...

April 2026 Monthly Release | Allstate Newsroom

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 21, 2026 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of April of $870 million or $687 million, after-tax, from...

Securing Favorable Terms on Unbundled Business Auto Coverage

This article is part of a sponsored series by Amwins. For years,...