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Think You Have a Bad Faith Case? Here’s What Courts Actually Require in California

A recent federal court ruling in California involving State Farm and a commercial policyholder offers an important lesson for anyone litigating insurance bad...

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Think You Have a Bad Faith Case? Here’s What Courts Actually Require in California

A recent federal court ruling in California involving State Farm and a commercial policyholder offers an important lesson for anyone litigating insurance bad...

Who Owns the Customer? Carrier-Agency-Producer-Client Relationships in 2026

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What Insurance Agencies Should Know Before Migrating to a New Agency Management System

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How to Grow an Independent Insurance Agency

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California Appraisal and Delay | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

California property insurance and public adjusters know better than that disputes over “amount of loss” rarely travel alone. They arrive hand in hand...

Profits Versus Christmas Cheer—A Good-Business Lesson

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USAA Appraisal Dispute in Washington

Washington’s federal courts continue to enforce appraisal as a dispute-resolution mechanism the insurer must honor. The recent decision in Cory v. USAA General...

Pre-Loss Roofing Assignments in Iowa

A recent federal decision out of Iowa should make every roofing contractor, restoration contractor, and public adjuster take note if they enter into...

Residency, Responsibility, and Risk: Who Lives in a Home Is a Huge Coverage Issue

A fire struck the only home owned by the Pour family in Minnesota, but the true devastation came later in the claims process...

Enhancing Community Safety Starts with Honest Conversations About Wildfire Risk

Wildfires are no longer rare, seasonal events. They are a year-round threat reshaping communities from California to Colorado, and everywhere the urban areas...

The Impact of Emerging Talent Programs and Local Industry Engagement

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Have Policyholder Rights and Protections Eroded?

After representing insurance companies for several years, I left to start a policyholder practice in 1985. By the early 1990s, my personal sense...

A Hard Lesson About Proving Wind-Caused Openings When Water Enters a Building

Insurance disputes involving interior water damage caused by rain entering from the exterior of the building often turn on a deceptively simple question:...

Why More Insurance Agencies Are Turning to Outsourced Back Office Teams

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Why Courts Should Demand More Than a Rubber Stamp Regarding Regulator-Approved Policy Wording

Insurers love to invoke the phrase “the regulator approved this language” as though it were a magical incantation that transforms every policy term...