6th Circuit Approves Class Action for Ky. Underpayments by State Farm July 14, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against State Farm Fire and Casualty...
6th Circuit Affirms Class Action Suit to Collect Underpayments by State Farm July 1, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against State Farm Fire and Casualty...
6th Circuit Sides With Policyholder in Depreciation for Labor Costs Dispute March 20, 2020 By Jim Sams Ohio law does not allow Allstate to include labor costs when calculating the amount of depreciation for a property damage...
N.C. High Court: Actual Cash Value Includes Depreciation for Labor Costs March 3, 2020 By Jim Sams An insurer whose policy covers the “actual cash value” of a property may deduct for depreciation of labor costs when...
Paying Overhead and Profit in First-Party Claims October 31, 2019 By Gary Wickert Standard homeowner policies pay personal property claims at actual cash value (ACV), which is the replacement cost (RC) of the...
Part Three: The Value of Accurate Roof Age in Claims March 11, 2014 By Holly Tachovsky, CEO and Joseph Masters Emison, CTO/BuildFax Relying on self-reported roof age to make underwriting and claims decisions has left carriers with unreliable data built into the...