When going about shopping for the right policy or making sure your policy protects you in the ways you need, it is important to understand insurance terms used. In educating yourself about the legal jargon employed by the insurance companies, you can be better prepared to combat an unfair claim…
While 60 to 80 percent of damage claims have been settled as of December 10, as reported by MSNBC on January 26, thousands of Hurricane Ike victims still have not had their issues resolved. With more and more Texas residents waiting for a response from their insurer, litigation is beginning…
According to NOLA.com, where Katrina raised prices and handicapped policy holders with higher premiums, the national recession is continuing the trend. In an article published today on NOLA.com, the specter of rising costs has many people facing the hard decision of paying more or cutting coverage. Insurers can’t make the…
When going about shopping for the right policy or making sure your policy protects you in the ways you need, it is important to understand insurance terms used. In educating yourself about the legal jargon employed by the insurance companies, you can be better prepared to combat an unfair claim…
In further developments to State Farm’s desired exit from providing insurance to customers in Florida, the state’s insurance regulators have begun investigating and questioning just how reasonable the insurer’s claims are. Insurance regulators question State Farm’s dire claim By Paige St. John State Farm, Florida’s second-largest home insurer, pleads poverty…
When James and Gladys Kemp Lisanby felt they did not receive the proper amount they deserved from their insurance company after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged their home, they did what many Gulf Coast residents are unfortunately too scared or unsure to do: they got a lawyer. And they won. After…
When going about shopping for the right policy or making sure your policy protects you in the ways you need, it is important to understand insurance terms used. In educating yourself about the legal jargon employed by the insurance companies, you can be better prepared to combat an unfair claim…
Understanding Terms Used in Insurance Claims When going about shopping for the right policy or making sure your policy protects you in the ways you need, it is important to understand insurance terms used. In educating yourself about the legal jargon employed by the insurance companies, you can be better…
Per the Wall Street Journal, State Farm is dropping all of its homeowner policies in the state of Florida. Citing the difficulty of remaining stable in an area that has seen serious hurricane damage in the past decade, State Farm had as many as 700,000 homeowners policies as of September…
Insurers seek dismissal of state’s Road Home suit NEW ORLEANS — Lawyers for some of the nation’s largest insurance companies asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former Louisiana attorney general, calling it “a bald attempt” to force insurers to increase payouts for hurricanes…