
1907 Law Used to Deny all Hurricane Ida Property Claims In NYC
Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashko and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades.
September 13, 2022
Liability
Property
New York

Measuring Up: Hailstone Size and Growing Damage Claims
Although spring storms leave quite an impression on the Arkansas imagination, the National Weather Service reports that the state typically experiences a secondary severe weather season in the fall or early winter -- two years out of every three.
September 13, 2022
Auto
Property
Arkansas

Security Company Partners With State Farm to Boost Homeowners’ Risk Mitigation
State Farm recently announced that it has invested $1.2 billion into the ADT Inc security company, for approximately 15 percent equity and a move to support new home insurance advancements. The partnership between the two companies allows the insurer to imagine new forms of coverage.
September 9, 2022
Property
Risk Management
Technology

Regulators Consider Removing Florida Citizens Insurance $700K Policy Cap
As Florida homeowners continue to struggle to obtain coverage, industry regulators are now considering the removal of a $700,000 cap on Citizens Insurance policies. The insurer of last result is not legally permitted to cover more than $700K of a 'replacement cost'.
September 7, 2022
Property
Florida

Earl Could Strengthen into a Major Hurricane by Late Thursday
Hurricane Earl continues to strengthen Wednesday and could become a major hurricane by week's end, according to the National Hurricane Center, as it nears Bermuda before pushing out to sea.
September 7, 2022
Catastrophe
Property

Baylor Wins COVID Business Interruption Jury Verdict Against Lloyd’s
A jury has issued a $48.5 million verdict in favor of Baylor College of Medicine in COVID-19 business interruption coverage it filed against Lloyd's underwriters, in the first such verdict on the issue.
September 6, 2022
Litigation
Property
Texas

California’s Mill Fire Destroys Over Ninety Buildings; Riverside County Blaze Kills 2
Firefighters continue to battle the Mountain Fire and the deadly Mill Fire burning in Northern California, which grew minimally Monday night following explosive starts Friday in Siskiyou County. The Mill Fire has killed at least two residents, women ages 66 and 73, and has destroyed at least 91 buildings after igniting near the city of Weed on Friday afternoon and burning north into the community of Lake Shastina.
September 6, 2022
Property
California

How Equipment Loss Consulting Can Produce Indemnity Savings
In a recent claim investigation, a large printing press motor shorted out causing sparks and overheating of paper bales, which in turn, created smoke and soot damage on the surrounding equipment and numerous areas throughout the property. In total, the damage extended to more than 300 pieces of equipment and created over $10M of potential exposure.
August 31, 2022
Property
Subrogation

Judge Strikes Down State Ban on Credit-based Insurance Scores
A Washington state judge has struck down a state rule banning the use of credit-based insurance scores. On Monday, Judge Indu Thomas rendered a final order declaring that Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler exceeded his authority when he issued a permanent rule prohibiting the use of credit-based insurance scores.
August 31, 2022
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Property
Washington

The Soaring Cost of Insurance Fraud
While we all know that insurance fraud is a massive problem, we now know just how massive: more than $300 billion-a-year massive, just in the U.S. That figure comes from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, whose estimate would mean that fraud costs each person in the U.S. some $930 a year and the average family some $3,750.
August 30, 2022
Auto
Fraud
Life & Health
Property
Technology

Insurers Win, Lose COVID-related Business Interruption Rulings
The Washington Supreme Court became the fifth state supreme court to rule in insurers' favor Thursday in COVID-related business interruption litigation when it unanimously ruled against a dental practice.
August 29, 2022
Litigation
Property
California
Washington

Another One Bites The Dust: United P&C To Quit Florida, Louisiana, Texas And NY Homeowners Markets
St. Petersburg-based United Property & Casualty Insurance (United P&C) has filed plans to withdraw operations in Florida, Louisiana and Texas and intends to file a plan of withdrawal in New York, its parent company United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC) announced Thursday.
August 26, 2022
Insurance Industry
Liability
Property
Florida
Louisiana
New York
Texas

Texas Governor Declares Disaster For 23 Counties After Near-Record Rain, Flooding
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration after Monday's severe flooding, including Dallas County, as the region recovers from a storm event that flooded roads, submerged cars, delayed flights, left at least one person dead and more than 100 homes damaged.
August 23, 2022
Auto
Property
Texas

Massachusetts Boatyard Fire Torches Buildings, Cars, Boats
A huge fire at a marina in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, on Friday left several boats and vehicles as burned-out shells and produced a plume of black smoke so thick it was picked up by weather radar.
August 22, 2022
Auto
Marine
Property
Massachusetts

"Disturbing" Property Claims Tactics Surging In Louisiana
Market watchers and participants have noticed an uptick in new legal entrants and public adjusters entering Louisiana as firms look to grab a slice of the claims pie - and some are using 'concerning' tactics, industry insiders have warned.
August 19, 2022
Litigation
Property
Louisiana



