Thursday, May 27th, 2021 — The Senate Insurance Committee sent a property insurance claims process bill to the full Senate Wednesday that deals with adjusters’ reports and penalties for failure of companies to make a payment or written offer to settle claims.
Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Moss Bluff, is sponsor of House Bill 585 that cleared the House 96-0. Geymann didn’t repeat his earlier House testimony when he said there has to be a point when ‘we say we’ve got a problem.’
Geymann said many Southwest Louisiana homeowners have had to hire private adjusters or structural engineers to get adequate damage estimates.
He added that others, including the elderly, can’t afford those steps or lack the ability to negotiate.
Robin Baudoin of Sulphur, who lost her two-story home in Hurricane Laura, testified for Geymann’s legislation.