Gene A. Weisberg | Gladstone Weisberg | September 25, 2019 Innocent policyholders can find their claims denied if their public adjuster commits fraud on a claim. Courts routinely hold that a public adjuster’s fraud is the policyholder’s fraud, even when done without the policyholder’s knowledge. When a public adjuster or lawyer takes over the claim… Continue reading Adjusting to Public Adjusters: Avoiding Claim Denials
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Trial Court’s Award of Contractual Fees to Public Adjuster Overturned
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | April 29, 2019 A judgment awarding the public adjuster his compensation for work performed under contract was remanded for further proceedings by the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. Joslin v Ota Camp-Makibaka Ass’n, 2019 Haw. App. LEXIS 155 (Haw. Ct. App. April 5, 2019). … Continue reading Trial Court’s Award of Contractual Fees to Public Adjuster Overturned
Where There Is Smoke, There Is… A Denial
Edward Eshoo | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 30, 2019 An Illinois Public Insurance Adjuster recently contacted me regarding an insurer’s denial of a smoke damage claim. The facts were as follows. While a condominium unit owner was using the fireplace in the unit (“unit 1”), smoke began to fill up in the… Continue reading Where There Is Smoke, There Is… A Denial
Interesting Public Adjuster Contract Required By Michigan Director of Insurance
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 29, 2019 The Michigan Director of Insurance recently issued the following bulletin: MICHIGAN INSURANCE BULLETINS AND RELATED MATERIALSBULLETINSBulletin 2019-07-INSApril 17, 2019 FROM: Anita G. FoxDirector Of InsuranceDATE: April 17, 2019 RE: RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC ADJUSTER CONTRACT This bulletin supersedes Bulletin 2018-22-INS, dated November 20, 2018. The… Continue reading Interesting Public Adjuster Contract Required By Michigan Director of Insurance
Is A Licensed Public Adjuster Disqualified To Act As An Appraiser For Somebody Other Than A Policyholder?
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 16, 2019 Public adjuster Stephanie Lee approached me at the Win The Storm conference with an intriguing question—could she be appointed by a contractor holding an Assignment of Claim as the contractor’s appraiser in an appraisal? My first thought, and I bet it is the same thought… Continue reading Is A Licensed Public Adjuster Disqualified To Act As An Appraiser For Somebody Other Than A Policyholder?