Beware the Rise in Unproven ‘Brittleness Test’ for Roof Shingle Claims November 14, 2025 By George Miles A few years ago, in the early 2020s, it was not unusual to hear about or even see roofing workers...
LA County Launches Investigation into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims Handling November 13, 2025 Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in...
Americans Are Moving Out of Flood-Prone Neighborhoods November 7, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman The American neighborhoods with the highest risk of floods are again losing residents. For the first time since 2019, high-risk...
Ice Dams Are Actually A Common Risk: What Claims and Insurance Pros Should Know October 22, 2025 By Sarah Byer and John Gilewicz Living in the northeast, ice dams are a part of life, and a common cause of loss in the insurance...
Mississippi Supreme Court Won’t Budge on $15M Bad-Faith Decision Against USAA October 17, 2025 By William Rabb The Mississippi Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2024 decision to uphold almost $15 million in punitive damages and attorney...
Insureds Need Early ACV Estimate to Claim Breach of Contract, Appeals Court Rules October 16, 2025 In what is being seen as a significant win for property insurers, a Florida appeals court found that Universal Property...
State Farm Sued by Illinois Amid Probe of Homeowner Premiums October 15, 2025 Illinois sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. to force it to provide information for an investigation into the...
Survey Shows Homeowners Warming to DIY Digital Claims, Insurance Processes October 9, 2025 Nearly 80% of U.S. homeowners would use their smartphones to document property damage for an insurance claim, according to a...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Destructive LA Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Myles Miller and Patricia Hurtado Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades...
Smaller Hail May Be More Damaging to Roofs Than Once Believed, Study Shows October 2, 2025 By William Rabb A study by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety found roof damage from smaller hailstones may be much...