Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 4, 2019 The Tampa Bay Times published an article yesterday which should be of concern to all policyholders. Florida’s elected official who then overseas the Department of Financial Services is calling for a 30-day time period for policyholders to cancel public adjusting contracts. One can imagine what is… Continue reading Attacking Those That Help Policyholders Rebuild, Make Claims, and Battle Insurance Companies
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Insurance Consultants and People Not Licensed as Public Adjusters Cannot Work on Property Insurance Claims
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 2, 2017 Florida law is significantly more specific about who may work on, aid in, or prepare a claim for a policyholder. Many insurance restoration contractors, all insurance consultants, and all those non-licensed third parties who help contractors, policyholders and public adjusters with insurance claims… Continue reading Insurance Consultants and People Not Licensed as Public Adjusters Cannot Work on Property Insurance Claims
The Ethics of Using Public Adjusters as Expert Witnesses
Todd Tippett | Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP | September 25, 2015 Those familiar with the issues faced by insurers in Texas first-party insurance claims, particularly in the realm of hail damage claims, are undoubtedly aware of what has been labeled the “Progressive Claim Syndrome.” In a nutshell, the Progressive Claim Syndrome is the… Continue reading The Ethics of Using Public Adjusters as Expert Witnesses
Roofers Posing as Public Adjusters
Chip Merlin – August 28, 2013 The insurance claims industry has a quiet battle raging with the roofing restoration industry. Insurance companies dislike some roofers’ sales tactics involving assignments of rights, agreeing to absorb deductibles, scope and pricing. Insurance companies have accused some roofing contractors of outright fraud. Public adjusters are not exactly enamored with… Continue reading Roofers Posing as Public Adjusters