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Most homeowners and commercial insurance policies contains exclusions for loss or damages caused by mudflow or other similar occurrences. An example of on such exclusion is included below:

b. Earth Movement and Settlement, meaning earthquake, which includes land shock wavers or tremors before, during or after a volcanic eruption; landslide; mudflow; sinkhole; earth sinking, rising or shifting; clay shrinkage or other expansion or contraction of soils or organic materials; decay of buried or organic materials; setline cracking or expansion of foundation;

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Continue Reading California Mudslide Exclusions Unenforceable Where Wildfires Caused Slide

Our next stop as we tour the claims handling guidelines of the 50-states is the First state, Delaware. I have never spent a lot of time in Delaware but I do have a fondness for it. When I was young, I was fortunate enough to have a family home on the Delaware Bay about a mile from the Cape May Ferry. On a clear night, we could see the lights in Lewes, Delaware and I always imagined taking my little sunfish sailboat across the bay to visit (I never did).
Continue Reading Claims Handling Requirements by State – Delaware

The Professional Public Adjusters Association (PPAANJ) recently held its Fall general meeting on November 15, 2017, at the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, New Jersey. As Always, the meeting was a great success and was well received by all in attendance.
Continue Reading Save the Date – Professional Public Adjusters Association of New Jersey Spring Meeting – May 16, 2018!

Up next in the state-by-state claims handling tour is the Centennial State – Colorado. Colorado property owners have been devastated by massive hail storms over the last several years so it is very important that policyholders and their representatives are aware of the claim handling requirements of the state. Colorado’s claim handling is governed by Title 3 of the Code of Colorado Regulations. The regulations define their purpose as being “…to describe the procedure and circumstances under which penalties will be imposed for failure to make timely decisions and/or payment on first party claims.”1…
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