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Will Your Next Insurance Claim Be Denied by a Computer?

Insurance law professor Daniel Schwarcz recently noted me in a LinkedIn comment to his post about a timely and important law review article...

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Will Your Next Insurance Claim Be Denied by a Computer?

Insurance law professor Daniel Schwarcz recently noted me in a LinkedIn comment to his post about a timely and important law review article...

Are Insurers Underwriting Risk or Underwriting Policyholder Independence?

For most of my career, property insurance underwriting has been understood as the business of evaluating risk. What is the building made of?...

The Hidden Barrier to Scaling Specialty Insurance

This article is part of a sponsored series by OIP Insurtech. Fourteen...

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Transforming Agencies with EZLynx Innovations

This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx. We had an incredible time at...

Heritage Adjuster Lawsuit| Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

When Heritage Insurance decided to sue its former independent adjuster, Jordan Lee, 1 it lit a fire that will almost certainly illuminate far...

Taking Your Construction Company to the Next Level

This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. There are many ways...

A Burst Pipe Becomes an “Earth Movement,” Defeating The Purpose of Insurance

A recent federal decision out of Connecticut, Dalmac Realty LLC v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, 1 perfectly captures how modern open perils, aka “all risk”...

The Ethics of Insurance Company Role-Playing

In many of my speeches this year, I’ve invited audience participation and heard from many former insurance company adjusters and independent adjusters about...

Bad Faith by Delay: What About Timelines and the Duty to Move the Money?

Claim delay causing a tardy payment is not good faith claims handling. Insurance companies must immediately investigate coverage and evaluate damages after learning...

Does California’s New Wildfire Contents Rule Help—or Create New Coverage Gaps?

Recently, California Senate Bill 495, authored by Senator Ben Allen, who represents the Pacific Palisades, was signed into law. This bill changes how wildfire...

Detroit to Pay Nearly $6M in Death Connected to Bus Driver with Many Crashes

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $5.85 million to settle a lawsuit over...

Has the Insurance Industry Forgotten the Meaning of Its Own Policies?

Christopher Boggs didn’t enter the insurance world because of some great calling. In his own words, “nothing interested me about the insurance business.”...

Fine Print, Grammar, and the Cost of Getting Back to Business: A Lesson from the State Farm Extra Expense Case

In the recent case of Coastal Dust Control, Inc. d/b/a Sanico v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 1 a Mississippi federal court parsed...

How to Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Insurance Agency

Most people don’t buy insurance the first time they land on your website. They research,...

Claim Game Podcast Welcomes Christopher Boggs—Insurance Education’s Relentless Teacher

This Thursday at 6 p.m. EST, the Claim Game Podcast will host one of the most prolific, respected, and credentialed insurance educators in...