During the First Party Claims Conference last week, New York attorney Jonathan Lerner and I discussed the new public adjuster regulations that had just come into effect in New York on October 8. The New York Department of Financial Services listed the following in a press release announcing these new regulations:
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The First Party Claims Conference is going virtual this year. While trying to think of a pithy and timely topic to teach, I noticed that insurance defense attorney Shannon O’Malley of Zelle LLP, had just written an article, Commercial Property Insurance Coverage and Coronavirus.1 Since the article did not indicate that businesses being shut down by COVID-19 would have an easy time collecting under their business interruption coverages, including civil authority coverage, Shannon received much criticism from policyholder attorneys for her views.
Continue Reading Do Not Miss Analysis of Civil Authority Coverage at the First Party Claims Conference
Safety is first. But that is not the course of affairs when dealing with insurance company adjusters who usually say that they will not include the costs of legally required safe construction practices because their managers will not allow those costs.
Continue Reading Insurance Companies Should Be Accountable For Not Including Legally Required Costs Of Safe Construction
Rhode Island appraisals are treated very similar to Florida appraisals. The general rule is that unless the claim is denied for coverage, the parties must go to appraisal if it is demanded. Insurers seeking to avoid appraisal need to specifically indicate why the dispute is subject to a coverage denial and must be litigated.
Continue Reading What Property Insurance Claims Can Go To Appraisal In Rhode Island?
Joey Childress of Childress Engineering Services from Richardson, Texas, was attending the First Party Claims Conference in Marina Del Rey, California. He came up to me and showed a video and photographs of an extreme hailstorm hitting the greater Dallas Fort Worth area.
Insurance estimating expert Jeff Major gave one of the best speeches about Xactimate I have ever seen at the First Party Claims Conference West. I have seen Jeff give a number of presentations over the years, even teaching federal judges, magistrates, and mediators following Superstorm Sandy. But his warning about getting an insurance company’s “turkey dinner” Xactimate construction estimate is his latest masterpiece.
Continue Reading Explaining Xactimate Accuracy and the Need to Analyze Details Before Getting the Wrong Turkey Dinner From the Insurance Company Estimator
These days cyber risks and cyber insurance are hot topics in almost every industry. In a recent post I wrote about the Top Seven Things Public Adjusters Should Know About Cyber Risks and Cyber Insurance.
Continue Reading FPCC Presentation Provides Insight Into Emerging Cyber Risk And Cyber Insurance Issues
Following up on my prior blog post, Assignment of Benefits – Blog Series, Part 12: Rhode Island, I wanted to take the opportunity to remind our readers that the First-Party Claims Conference is next month in Warwick, Rhode Island!
Continue Reading First-Party Claims Conference – Warwick, Rhode Island – October 16-18, 2017
Nineteen states will be included for continuing education at the First Party Claims Conference this year. Head to the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island, and earn up to fifteen credits at this insurance claim community conference.
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Piggy-backing on my prior blog post, Insurable Interests Defined: A Blog Series – Episode Seven, Rhode Island, the First Party Claims Conference is next month in Warwick, Rhode Island!
Continue Reading First Party Claims Conference – Warwick, Rhode Island – October 17-19, 2016