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Travelers’ $27 Million Soot and Smoke Case Takes a Turn: The Panel Opinion Has Been Vacated

The fight over whether soot and smoke constitute “direct physical loss” isn’t over. In fact, it’s about to get bigger. I previously wrote about...

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Travelers’ $27 Million Soot and Smoke Case Takes a Turn: The Panel Opinion Has Been Vacated

The fight over whether soot and smoke constitute “direct physical loss” isn’t over. In fact, it’s about to get bigger. I previously wrote about...

Gimme the Money Back! Can an Insurer Change Its Mind After Payment?

I was taught that insurance coverage could never be created by estoppel, but insurers waive exclusions and conditions precedent by payment. So, when...

Court Rejects Appraisal Protocol | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

Good ole’ Steve Badger and I have a lot of debates about the issues of having terms of appraisal and an appraisal memorandum...

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Brainwashing by Design: The Insurance Industry’s Training Against Public Adjusters

In my recent post Claims Adjusters Are Brainwashed: Public Adjusters Are Not to Be Trusted, I raised the concern that much of the industry’s...

July 2025 Monthly Release | Allstate Newsroom

NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 21, 2025 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of July of $184 million...

The Real Cost of Manual Rating and Quoting in 2025

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Every minute your team spends...

Brainwashing in Claims Training | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

During my speech in Dallas yesterday, I asked the audience of public adjusters to raise their hands if they previously worked for insurance...

Record 116 nominees named to 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service

Atlanta, GA – July 31, 2025 – The Wuerffel Foundation today announced a record 116 nominees to the 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch...

Why Submission Triage Is the Hidden Bottleneck in Your Underwriting Workflow

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Your underwriters want to quote-fast....

Brian Goodman | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

When I sat down with Brian Goodman for the latest episode of Claim Game, I knew the conversation would run deep. Brian is...

Allstate and NACDA unveil first-ever fall Good Works Team nominees

NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 5, 2025 — Allstate and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) today announced the 128 student-athlete nominees...

How SIU Is Saving Over 1,000 Hours a Year by Automating Their Inbox

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Southern Insurance Underwriters (SIU) handles...