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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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Ice Dams, Lay Witnesses, and Bad Faith Claim Handling

Ice dam claims are deceptively simple and routinely mishandled. Snow builds up, heat differentials cause melting and refreezing, water intrudes where it should...

The Accusation Was Loud and Dismissal Silent: Ricky McGraw Fraud Case Dismissed

More than two years ago, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer issued a press release announcing the arrest of a Lee County contractor, Ricky McGraw,...

Ansay & Associates Expands Into Illinois With Preston Insurance Partnership

This article is part of a sponsored series by Cincinnati Insurance...

Causation in Texas Is Not a Guessing Game and Critical for Recovery

There are court opinions that quietly reinforce fundamentals, and then there are opinions that practically wave a red flag and say, “Pay attention!”...

Why Telematics Is No Longer Optional for Risk Control

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AI Assist for Underwriting and Quoting

This article is part of a sponsored series by Selectsys. Underwriters and...

Winter Storm Property Insurance Lessons

Winter storms are too often treated as routine seasonal hazards until they become headline disasters. The data tells a clear story that winter...

Responding to Engineers and Consultants Routinely Hired by Insurance Companies

Insurance companies and their repeatedly very well paid for consultants understand that expert consultants can drive the value of a claim. Nobody in...

State Farm’s Secret Claims Playbook

State Farm is fighting the Oklahoma Attorney General over his ability to intervene in a State Farm bad faith case. This dispute is...

Key Perks of Insurance Data Analytics for Operational Efficiency

This article is part of a sponsored series by EZLynx. The world...

Exact Proofs of Loss and Flood Claims: Procedure Drowns Reality

Flood insurance cases often look deceptively simple from a distance. Water came in, damage occurred, repairs were required, and insurance should respond. But...