NAPIA News

Denison Elected President of NAPIA

The National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA) elected new leadership during its June 18-21, 2014 annual meeting at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington, Penn. Elected as president was Karl L. Denison, CPPA, executive vice president and principal …

NFA President Testifies Before NAIC’s Catastrophe Loss Committee

National Fire Adjustment (NFA) President Ronald J. Papa recently testified before the Catastrophe Loss Committee with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) at the Gaylord Hotel Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Insurance company executives, media representatives and pro consumer …

Arthur T. Jansen, Jr. Elected President of NAPIA

Arthur T. Jansen, SPPA, CEO of Jansen International, LLC in Houston, Texas, was elected president of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA) during the organization’s June 19-22, 2013 annual meeting held in San Antonio, Texas. Along with several …

First Party Claims Conference Expands to the West Coast

The First Party Claims Conference (FPCC) has gone bicoastal for the second year. FPCC West, a one-day seminar that is similar in format to the two and a half day October east coast event, will take place on March 12 …

Alabama Bill Would Require Licensing of Public Adjusters

Alabama regulators and public adjuster groups are lobbying state lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow the state for the first time to license and monitor the actions of public adjusters. Insurer groups, however, are objecting to the proposal …

Adjusting Tips for Business Interruption Claims

Recent weather-related catastrophes have drawn attention to business interruption coverage where there is a need for thorough documentation of losses, according to experts. Business interruption is defined as the disruption of normal business operations because of an identifiable event beyond …

Contingent Time Element Claims Increase After This Year’s Disasters

In the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, supply chain disruptions and production stoppages raised awareness of contingent time element losses. “I’ve never seen as many contingent time element claims as I have seen in the last nine months,” …

Jeffrey B. Gould Elected Secretary of NAPIA

Jeffrey B. Gould CPA has been elected secretary of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA). Gould is vice president of American Claims Management Services, a public adjustment and loss consulting firm headquartered in Towson, Maryland, that serves clients …