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Waiver and Estoppel - Insurance Companies Must Assert Their Applicable Exclusion or Limitation When the Insured Makes the Claim

(Note: This Guest Blog is by Javier Delgado, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is the eighth in a series he and fellow attorney Tina Nicholson will be writing on Texas property insurance issues)....

What to Do When You have a Possible Insurance Claim

(Note: This Guest Blog is by Tina Nicholson, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is part of a series she and fellow attorney Javier Delgado will be writing on Texas property insurance issues). Everyone...

The Art of Adjusting First Party Property Losses - Part 3, Inspections and Re-inspections

(Note: This Guest Blog is by Javier Delgado, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is the eighth in a series he and fellow attorney Tina Nicholson will be writing on Texas property insurance issues)....

Recent Court Decision in Texas Regarding Appraisal

(Note: This Guest Blog is by Tina Nicholson, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is the seventh in a series she and fellow attorney Javier Delgado will be writing on Texas property insurance issues)....

The Art of Adjusting First Party Property Losses - Part 2, Letters to your Adversary

(Note: This Guest Blog is by Javier Delgado, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is the sixth in a series he and fellow attorney Tina Nicholson will be writing on Texas property insurance issues)....

The Art of Adjusting First Party Property Losses - What Public Adjusters Should Know About Their Adversary and the Real World Results of the Public Adjuster's Claim Handling Decisions

Yesterday, Michelle Claverol and I had the honor and privilege to speak before a large crowd of public adjusters at the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (FAPIA) Winter Conference. As Michelle and I were preparing for the presentation, "Tales From the Dark Side," it occurred to me...

The Texas Prompt Payment Statute Protects Policyholders

Most Texas policyholders do not know what the law requires of insurance companies in regard to responding to a claim. The "Prompt Payment of Insurance Claims" statute in Chapter 542 of the Texas Insurance Code imposes certain deadlines on insurers for responding to...

Depositions of TWIA's Top Three Managers Scheduled to Last Weeks!

In the last blog I posted regarding our litigation against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the exchange of documents, Current Status of TWIA Discovery for Hurricane Ike Claims in Galveston County, I briefly explained the discovery process in a first party litigation case....

Five Basic Rules for a Successful Insurance Claim

Dedicated insurance professionals, such as the lawyers in our firm, can spend their entire careers learning this area of the law. However, sometimes people become consumed in the details and neglect essential principles. It is a good idea, from time to time, to check that we have touched all the bases. Accordingly, here is a quick review of five important principles....

Current Status of TWIA Discovery for Hurricane Ike Claims in Galveston County

(Note: This Guest Blog is by Javier Delgado, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is the first in a series he and fellow attorney Tina Nicholson will be writing on Texas property insurance issues)....