TWIA - CAT Plan Activated Due to Beryl

7/6/2024

Published on: July 5, 2024 Current forecasts indicate Beryl will make landfall on the Texas coast late this weekend. In addition to putting a policy moratorium in effect, TWIA has activated our Catastrophe Incident Response (CAT) Plan. Activating the CAT Plan allows TWIA to begin scaling...

Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Data on Business Interruption Coverage to Assist California Small Businesses

4/3/2020

Insurers

From the Press Release ... "Commissioner Lara called on the insurance industry to assist small businesses facing layoffs and lost income due to business closures and government actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Insurance company responses to the data call are due by April 9,...

The advantage of recruiting non-insurance workers as claims professionals

2/26/2019

Work

For independent adjusters, the need to replace retiring workers is becoming more urgent. “A number of our front-line adjusters are very senior, very talented and experienced,” said Paul Féron senior vice president for Ontario and Manitoba at ClaimsPro LP. “In the...

NCJUA/NCIUA Approved Catastrophe Adjusters

1/22/2019

Wind Pools

The North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association (NCJUA), also known as the FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan, is a tax exempt association of insurance companies licensed to write and engage in writing property insurance coverage in North Carolina. The Association was...

State Farm® to Conduct Drone Damage Assessment Flights Following Hurricane Michael

10/18/2018

Tools of the Trade

It was less than one month ago when Hurricane Florence struck North and South Carolina. State Farm was the first and only insurance company to receive an FAA waiver allowing Claims pilots to operate drones beyond visual line of sight and over people for damage assessment. Drone flights were...

Farmers Insurance Is Using the Oculus Rift to Train Workers in Virtual Reality

10/31/2017

Work

Over the years, virtual reality technology has improved so much that insurance companies are starting to experiment with VR headsets like Facebook’s “fb” Oculus Rift.

Insurers ache for qualified inspectors after U.S. hurricanes

9/11/2017

Hurricanes

(Reuters) - Insurers are scrambling to find inspectors in Texas and Florida after fierce hurricanes battered the states one after the other, causing tens of billions of dollars' worth of property damage in less than two weeks. Although insurers maintain some number of inspectors, known...

People News: Chubb, CCG, GEICO

7/24/2017

Insurers

People News: Chubb, CCG, GEICO Claims Journal Full coverage

Citizens: We weren't ready for major impact from Hurricane Matthew

6/18/2017

Catnip

An Oct. 5 news release declared: “Citizens is ready for Hurricane Matthew, Are You?” Months later, Citizens — with 225,000 policyholders in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties — revealed it was not ready to respond to a major storm in South Florida. Companies...

All insurers should resist dubious claims

2/8/2016

Insurers

Shingles are something you never want to have, unless they're on the top of your house or on the outside of your law office. Joe Cantu is fortunate not to have shingles, at least not on his roof, but he does have cement tiles up there, and some of them apparently got damaged when the...

Office Approves Removal of up to 45,500 Policies from Citizens

4/10/2015

Insurers

Don’t Mess With Texas Adjusters In Hail Damage Claims

2/9/2015

Insurance Law

Texas hail claim policyholder lawyers, like many plaintiffs’ lawyers, clearly prefer to be in state court rather than federal court. To accomplish this and prevent the defendant insurer from properly removing the lawsuit to federal court, Texas policyholder attorneys simply sue the...

Want to move to New Zealand and work as a Loss Adjuster?

2/8/2015

Insurers

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) will pay 24 of its staff $65,000 a year to fill new positions requiring just over one week's work per month. The public insurer is looking for candidates from within its workforce for "base contractor" positions, as loss adjusters and estimators, around the...

Insurance industry wins temporary FLSA exemption for insurance adjusters in CRomnibus

1/12/2015

Insurers

Congress's omnibus spending bill effectively created a new exemption to the FLSA's overtime rules for insurance adjusters during the two-year period after a major disaster. Section 111 of the appropriations bill for the DOL directs the agency that the FLSA "shall be applied as if" there is an...

Racketeering suit faces Hartford over Sandy

12/4/2014

Insurers

New York • A couple claiming damage from Hurricane Sandy has filed court papers accusing a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit, an engineering firm and a law firm for the insurer of engaging in racketeering by scheming to use fraudulent reports to deny claims.

Team One Adjusting, LLC and Ideal Adjusting, Inc

11/30/2014

Vendors

After storms damaged Mary Erving’s home in Cedar Hill, Texas, she looked to her homeowner’s insurer, National Lloyds to help her rebuild. National Lloyds sent two adjusters, Team One Adjusting, LLC and Ideal Adjusting, Inc., to inspect the Erving home, and National Lloyds...

National Lloyds Insurance Co and Compass Adjusting Services

11/30/2014

Vendors

According to the charge of the court, filed Wednesday, jurors answered “no” when asked if National Lloyds failed to comply with the terms of the insurance policy issued to Thibodeaux.

Repeated Red Flags In How Insurance Companies Have Handled & Denied The Claims Of Sandy Flood Victims For Damage To Their Homes

11/16/2014

Flood

Schumer, Gillibrand: FEMA must protect Sandy victims & ensure they are fairly compensated for devastating losses. Repeated Red Flags In How Insurance Companies Have Handled & Denied The Claims Of Sandy Flood Victims For Damage To Their Homes. Long Island, NY - November 16,...

What The Hail Is Going On With Texas Insurance Claims?

11/15/2014

Insurers

Texas Law360 November 14, 2014 The onslaught of new hail damage lawsuits does not appear to be ending anytime soon. The docket of every county in which a significant hail event has occurred in recent years sees numerous new hail damage lawsuit filings every day. Quote above from the...

Insurance Carrier Changes Water Damage Coverage

11/15/2014

Insurers

"Allstate was the one company that was the exception to this rule. Any water that comes in contact with the ground and then enters the home is classified as 'ground water', according to Allstate. This is reason enough for them to deny a claim. Other insurance companies view the sprinklers as...

State Farm® Names Top Ten States With Most Hail Losses

4/25/2013

Insurers

From the State Farm Press Release: Weather Conditions Put Kentucky in the Top Ten Murfreesboro, TN (April 22, 2013) Wind and hail storms remain some of the most frequent and severe causes of property damage. This year the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Research Center...

Texas Insurers Headed Toward West Explosion Site

4/19/2013

Insurers

Texas insurers are mobilizing to assist policyholders in the area of West where a fertilizer plant exploded yesterday causing extensive damage to the Central Texas community.

Farmers - Deploys Cat Adjusters

2/26/2013

Insurers

February 26, 2013 A storm system moved through Austin and San Antonio, Texas producing strong winds on the evening of February 25, 2012. These conditions resulted to damage to homes and other property. Catastrophe adjusters have been deployed to the area to assist with claims and we will...

New York reports more than 270,000 insurance claims paid after Sandy

2/22/2013

Insurers

"More than 270,000 claims have been paid by 24 insurers since Hurricane Sandy damaged and flooded Staten Island and other parts of New York City as well as Long Island and its suburbs last fall, New New York officials report." "The average time from claims report to inspection ranged from three...

New York State gets tough on Sandy insurers

2/21/2013

Insurers

(Reuters) - New York State has told its financial watchdog to investigate three insurance companies for dragging their heels when it comes to processing claims for damage caused by Superstorm Sandy that slammed the region last October. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement...

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TWIA - CAT Plan Activated Due to Beryl

Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Data on Business Interruption Coverage to Assist California Small Businesses

The advantage of recruiting non-insurance workers as claims professionals

NCJUA/NCIUA Approved Catastrophe Adjusters

State Farm® to Conduct Drone Damage Assessment Flights Following Hurricane Michael

Farmers Insurance Is Using the Oculus Rift to Train Workers in Virtual Reality

Insurers ache for qualified inspectors after U.S. hurricanes

People News: Chubb, CCG, GEICO

Citizens: We weren't ready for major impact from Hurricane Matthew

All insurers should resist dubious claims

Office Approves Removal of up to 45,500 Policies from Citizens

Don’t Mess With Texas Adjusters In Hail Damage Claims

Want to move to New Zealand and work as a Loss Adjuster?

Insurance industry wins temporary FLSA exemption for insurance adjusters in CRomnibus

Racketeering suit faces Hartford over Sandy

Team One Adjusting, LLC and Ideal Adjusting, Inc

National Lloyds Insurance Co and Compass Adjusting Services

Repeated Red Flags In How Insurance Companies Have Handled & Denied The Claims Of Sandy Flood Victims For Damage To Their Homes

What The Hail Is Going On With Texas Insurance Claims?

Insurance Carrier Changes Water Damage Coverage

State Farm® Names Top Ten States With Most Hail Losses

Texas Insurers Headed Toward West Explosion Site

Farmers - Deploys Cat Adjusters

New York reports more than 270,000 insurance claims paid after Sandy

New York State gets tough on Sandy insurers

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