Industry Professionals

Wildfire Smoke Damage Claims: Why Insurers Should Focus on Restoration, Not “Winning”

Aug 16, 2026 By Derek Chaiken

State Farm Just Filed a Hail Discovery Roadmap

Aug 09, 2026 By Chip Merlin

The Survey of Loss Versus Appraisal of Loss: Yacht Claims Are Different

Aug 08, 2026 By Chip Merlin

Doug Branham: Fifty Years of Claims, Character, and Professional Excellence

Aug 07, 2026 By Chip Merlin

Who Decides Where to Test a Wildfire Smoke Claim?

Aug 06, 2026 By Chip Merlin

Insurance Coverage Analysis Should Never Stop at the Exclusion

Aug 02, 2026 By Chip Merlin

An Insurer Cannot Design a Lead Investigation Meant to Avoid Finding Lead

Aug 01, 2026 By Chip Merlin

Causation Gets the Case to the Jury, Damages Experts Get the Insured Paid

Jul 24, 2026 By Stephanie Thompson and Stephanie Rowe

Is My Carrier’s Expert Free from Carrier Influence?

Jul 20, 2026 By Emily Cabadas

The Expert You Like May Be the Expert the Judge Excludes

Jul 19, 2026 By Rudy Tap

The Fireworks We Love and the Fires We Should Never Forget

Jul 04, 2026 By Chip Merlin

Is Replacement Cost Insurance a Betterment Policy or a Policy of Indemnity?

Jul 02, 2026 By Chip Merlin