Last week at the Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjuster (TAPIA) Fall Conference, Rene Sigman made the most dramatic speech ever at a public adjuster conference—and did it twice in one day. She stood up to a Texas politician railing about his constituents being harmed by bad laws and bad faith insurance companies. She called … Continue Reading
TAPIA’s Fall 2016 Conference returns this week to San Antonio’s Menger Hotel. All Texas public adjusters should come join in the education, networking, and fun! In addition to all the other informative presentations, Evan Wolfe and I will present “Fresh Perspectives on Claim Preparation/Preparing Files For Litigation Success” on Thursday.… Continue Reading
HAAG’s chief engineer and owner, Tim Marshall, made at least 25% of his personal income from State Farm and was designated as an "impartial" appraiser. If you were his mother, sister or relative, would you think somebody making 25% of their income from another party was "impartial?" Just apply the Golden Rule when thinking about … Continue Reading
It is not too late to register for the Spring 2015 Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Conference. Come to Dallas February 18 and 19 to participate in a wonderful continuing education conference Merlin Law Group is pleased to co-sponsor.… Continue Reading
Steve Badger was a good sport before and after our presentation at TAPIA’s Fall meeting last week. Here’s a picture of us after the event:… Continue Reading
Steve Badger has been getting a lot of “word of mouth” discussion by roofers, public adjusters and policyholder attorneys. Next Wednesday afternoon at the TAPIA conference in Austin, I will be on a panel with Steve discussing many ethical issues involving claims adjustment. It has generated a lot of questions, comments and controversy.… Continue Reading
My last blog provided a few tips for making the NET Work at TAPIA. I just did my self-assessment and believe I had a great conference. Here’s what I asked myself: Did I learn anything new? Did I hit my networking targets? Did I get his/her business card? Will they remember meeting me? Did I … Continue Reading
The measure of a first party property damage claim was presented by John Hubble and me last week at the Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) Conference. Here is a link to the handout I made for Texas Measure of Damages for First-Party Property Losses.… Continue Reading
If you are enduring a Winter Blast, Arctic Freeze or Winter Storm then head on down to Houston for a 2-day break from the bitter cold. It’s time to network, brainstorm, and connect at TAPIA’s 2014 Spring Conference, February 26-27, at the Hilton Houston North.… Continue Reading
Texas is more than just a place to watch Fighting Texas Aggie Football. This fall you can participate in a fantastic learning and networking opportunity on Thursday and Friday, October 10-11 at the TAPIA Fall Conference convening at the historic Menger Hotel, and still enjoy watching Johnny Football on Saturday.… Continue Reading
It’s time to register for the Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Fall Conference. Come to San Antonio for two days of public adjuster specific continuing education courses. The Menger Hotel will host the conference October 10-11, 2013. Register for the conference and book the discounted rate at The Menger today.… Continue Reading
Register now for the 2013 Spring TAPIA Conference. The Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters will meet in Dallas next week for this expanded two–day event. President Doug Morris of Continental Adjusters, together with the officers and board of directors will welcome adjusters on Wednesday afternoon at the Hilton Lincoln Center.… Continue Reading
How many “occurrences” took place over the course of your insurance-related loss seems like an easy question. However, depending on the type of policy you have, the number of occurrences could impact your insurance claim recovery. The language in your policy will dictate whether it is in your best interest to claim one occurrence or … Continue Reading
Public Adjusters licensed in Texas should head to San Antonio for the 2012 TAPIA Fall Conference at the historic Menger Hotel on October 25 & 26, 2012.… Continue Reading
Commercial policyholders are increasingly having difficulty obtaining full and prompt payments. As a group, they are starting to stand up to the insurance industry’s failures to provide prompt payment and good faith claims treatment following losses.… Continue Reading
The Texas Association Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) is holding its Spring Conference next Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 9am to 4pm at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake. It promises to be an excellent conference with many interesting speakers.… Continue Reading
Wildfire insurance claims are raging in Texas. The Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters will talk about wildfire claims at its Fall Conference in Dallas on November 16 and 17. The speaker presenting this topic promises that the discussion will be practical, guaranteed not to put you to sleep, and worth hundreds of thousands of … Continue Reading
The Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) is holding their Spring Conference tomorrow in Houston. This is a chance for all Texas public adjusters to come together and have a good time while learning from others in the profession and earning four hours of continuing education.… Continue Reading
The Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) will be holding their Annual Conference in Houston on April 21, 2011. I encourage all Texas public adjusters to attend.… Continue Reading
In the true spirit of Labor Day, I hope all of you take time to reflect on your work and still find time to relax. For today’s blog, I encourage you to take a look at the article, Small Public Adjusting Firm—Big Results. It is an inspiring story of one public adjuster who became a … Continue Reading
The Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) held its first meeting in Houston, Texas, yesterday. I was happy to see that the organization has dedicated itself to a mission of protecting policyholders. I was also happy that Mary Fortson, of our firm, was selected as its General Counsel.… Continue Reading
I have been involved in a lot of disputed property insurance claims in many venues over the past twenty-five years where emotions run high, but the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is the blue ribbon winner in Texas for policyholders that hate how they have been treated. And, it is not just limited to the … Continue Reading
Mary Fortson has been quite busy working with Jim Beneke and Art Jansen reinstating the non-profit and corporate status of TAPIA for the past several months. With that accomplished, there will be an introductory meeting to which all licensed Texas public insurance adjusters are welcome and encouraged to attend immediately following the Merlin Law Group Hurricane … Continue Reading
