I had barely finished my speech with Nicole Vinson at the Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (GAPIA) Spring Conference this morning when news broke that Jim Beck, Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner had been indicted in a 38-count criminal complaint for a fraudulent scheme involving insurance inspections and invoices. It alleged that Beck, a former insurance company … Continue Reading
The Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters will hold its Spring Meeting on May 14 in Atlanta. GAPIA is one of the hardest working public adjuster associations I have ever been associated with. Unfortunately, we will be without Foy Taff of Taff Claims Service.… Continue Reading
Anita Taff and the entire GAPIA public adjuster Board of Directors should be congratulated for their success. I have the pleasure and the frustration of being in many different geographic areas where public adjuster organizations are having difficulties maintaining cohesiveness within their ranks. This is a relatively new development because just getting organized as a … Continue Reading
Insurance companies routinely argue for immunity from their wrongful actions because acts of their customers are not perfect following a loss. Policyholders are not claims specialists. Policyholders generally are not in the insurance claims business much less the civil litigation business which the insurance industry is the number one participant by far.… Continue Reading
A question posed during the Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (GAPIA) Conference was: Who pays for the cost of the construction workers safety equipment?… Continue Reading
Jeff Diamond is a very good insurance lawyer. I was in the audience of the Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (GAPIA) yesterday when Diamond gave a speech about how public adjusters can set a tone and attitude for avoiding claims disagreements which lead to lawsuits. … Continue Reading
Chip Merlin and I will be speaking on behalf of the Merlin Law Group at the Fall Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Meeting on October 4, 2016, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.… Continue Reading
Devoting just one day to continuing education can make a big impact on your skills. The Georgia Association of Public Adjusters is having its Spring Conference next week. The meeting is open to licensed public insurance adjusters. You don’t have to be a GAPIA member to register.… Continue Reading
I listened carefully to a speech, Point/Counter Point – Update on Appraisal and Insurable Interest Principles of Property Insurance Procedures for the Public Adjuster, given by attorneys Jeffrey Diamond and Wayne Taylor last Tuesday at the Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Spring Conference. Taylor commented that it is unnecessary to file a lawsuit to … Continue Reading
There is still time to register for the Georgia Seminar on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. The Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (GAPIA) is hosting their annual conference at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. Click here to register online. Click here for a detailed agenda, including the educational presentation topics.… Continue Reading
Be sure to join Merlin Law Group at the May 12, 2015 GAPIA Conference. GAPIA—Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters—will host this annual conference at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.… Continue Reading
The 2nd Annual meeting of the Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters will met next Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia. Chip Merlin will be presenting...… Continue Reading
