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Built to Last: Buyer Beware

I watched “Built to Last: Buyer Beware” today at the FAPIA Fall Conference, and it stirred something deep in me. The documentary exposes a...

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Built to Last: Buyer Beware

I watched “Built to Last: Buyer Beware” today at the FAPIA Fall Conference, and it stirred something deep in me. The documentary exposes a...

Arbitration in Insurance Policies: The Litigation Disguised as “Efficiency”

Arbitration in insurance policies is hardly a new concept. In fact, its lineage can be traced to the Standard Fire Policy of Massachusetts,...

Public Adjusters Strike Back: FAPIA and NAPIA Sue Velocity Risk Over Anti-Public Adjuster Endorsements

Florida’s public adjusters have taken the fight to the courthouse. In Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters and National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters...

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7 Types of Agents Scorching Your Agency P&L

Producer licensing has been messy for so long that it’s hard to imagine a future...

Rising From the Ashes: Annie Barbour’s Journey of Survival and Service

When flames tore through Coffey Park during the California Tubbs Fire in 2017, Annie Barbour’s home and community were left in ruins. Like...

The Most Common Trucking Cargo Claims and How to Avoid Them

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Transporting cargo is more...

When “From Any Cause” Doesn’t Mean Every Cause in Marine Cargo Policies

A recent opinion in Atlantic Business Corporation d/b/a ABO Pharmaceuticals v. RLI Insurance Company 1 provides a lesson that in property insurance law, a...

When the Jury’s Word Doesn’t Stand: Trial Court Overturns Brotherhood Mutual Bad Faith Verdict

Earlier this year, I reported on a striking jury verdict against Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company in a dispute brought by Green Acres Baptist...

Billing By the Hour: Its Origin and Abbreviated History

Good ol’ Steve Badger and I had a great debate this morning at the RCAT conference in Austin. He suggested a correction on...

Banks Should NOT be Asking for Additional Insured Status

We welcome back to the Academy Journal Christopher Boggs, Chief Consultant with Boggs Risk &...

When Insurers’ Own Science Shows Small Hail Can Wreck Roofs

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has released research that undercuts one of the most common arguments made in hail...

August 2025 Monthly Release | Allstate Newsroom

NORTHBROOK, Ill., September 18, 2025 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of August of $213 million...

Take Heed of the Tortoise and the Hare: Speeding Doesn’t Win

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. There’s much wisdom to...

When Proof of Value Sinks a Claim: Actual Cash Value Matters

Property insurance disputes often turn not on whether a loss occurred, but on how the loss is valued. The recent federal case of...

Rethinking Prop 103 in California

Last Friday evening at the United Policyholders charity gathering at DeLoach Vineyards, I expected good wine, good company, and a focus on helping...