A federal appeals court has, at least for now, put an end to lingering questions about some property insurance claims litigation: The insured does not need to submit a competing damage estimate when filing a supplemental claim if the policy …
Public adjusters cannot double as appraisers in claims disputes if their total fees exceed the statutory cap, a Florida appeals court decided Wednesday in what may be seen as another win in property insurers’ long battle against tactics allegedly employed …
Juries that are asked to resolve hurricane-damage disputes often hear widely varying damage estimates from expert witnesses. A decision by a federal appellate court on Monday demonstrates that once a jury decides on a number, insurers may need more than …
SFR Services, a Florida restoration firm made famous by its volume of claims litigation and its charges that United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. had instructed desk adjusters to alter their estimates, now finds itself in some legal trouble of …
Even before the Florida Legislature adopted the Insurer Accountability Act of 2023, requiring insurers to stop altering independent adjusters’ damage estimates without providing transparency, a number of Florida property insurers and adjuster firms stopped the practice on their own, said …
A company that provided hurricane-damage estimates to embattled McClenny Moseley & Associates says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the law firm owes it nearly $10 million. Those unpaid invoices allegedly owed to Global Estimating Services come on top of …
The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters’ damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a plaintiffs’ attorney who has filed a lawsuit over it. “They changed my estimate completely. …
Do some Florida property insurance companies hire independent adjusters to inspect property claims, then routinely alter their inspection reports to reduce estimated losses? Yes, and it’s a widespread and fraudulent practice, according to three adjusters who spoke Tuesday at a …
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — City worker Carmen Medina walked purposefully through the working-class community of Tranquility Village under a brutal sun, with clipboard, survey forms and pen in hand — part of a small army of officials trying …
CCC Information Services said on Wednesday it was going public through a merger with blank-check firm Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp, in a deal that valued the data and technology provider to auto and insurance firms at about $7 billion. The …