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Eighteen states presently have "valued policy" laws which require insurance companies to pay the amount stated in the policy in the event of a total loss.1 In our state by state "Total Loss" series, we have covered each state with a "valued policy" law except New Hampshire and North Dakota. So, this week I will focus on New Hampshire.
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Last week we started a discussion on Florida’s Valued Policy Law.1 Florida’s Valued Policy Law has many intricacies; too many to discuss in a single post. We will be looking at a few of the statute’s interesting parts in the next few weeks. Hopefully these discussions will cover areas of the law that you may deal with regularly, as well as parts of it that are a little more unusual, while providing useful insight to you in both scenarios.
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Last week, North Dakota was in the news due to the fiery collision and derailment involving trains carrying crude oil. Many nearby residents were forced to evacuate – thankfully, they were unharmed.
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My last blog in the "Total Loss" series concentrated on the state of Virginia. This week, I am staying in the Appalachian Mountains and will focus on West Virginia. One historical tidbit about West Virginia–the state was formed during the American Civil War when it seceded from Virginia.1 I do not remember that from history class.
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Many insurance professionals, including some members of Merlin Law Group, will be gathering in Warwick, Rhode Island next week (Oct. 21-23) for the First Party Claims Conference. Those attending the conference in Rhode Island will hear from speakers on various insurance claim topics and will be learn about recent developments in the insurance industry.
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Colorado has been in the news for recent massive flooding that has ravaged many communities in the beautiful state. By some estimates, over 20,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. I have clients who live in one of the flood affected areas, but thankfully they are okay and their home was spared heavy damage.
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Continue Reading What Constitutes a Total Loss in Colorado?
Two large wildfires have been raging in Nevada for over a week. The fires, both sparked by lightening, are near Reno (Bison Fire) and Las Vegas (Carpenter 1 Fire). Continuing with the state-by-state series on total loss standards, this week it I focus on Nevada since most total situations arise in fire losses.
Nicole Vinson, my colleague in our Tampa office, has been working on some interesting cases in North Carolina. In continuing with the series on total loss standards, I noticed that the state of North Carolina has yet to be addressed. So this week we turn our attention to North Carolina.
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In continuing with the series on total loss standards state by state, I looked at my map of the U.S. to determine what states have yet to be covered. This time, my eyes were drawn to Iowa. Of the states that hug the mighty Mississippi River, Iowa is the only state we have not blogged about.
I am sure all of us have been watching the news and learning more about the destruction left behind by the tornadoes that devastated parts of Texas and Oklahoma. My colleague in our Houston office, Nyanza Moore, wrote an excellent blog offering helpful tips to those stricken by tornadoes and dealing with insurance claims.
In continuing with the series on total loss, this week I direct my attention to Nebraska, which along with Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, forms the region commonly known as “Tornado Alley.” The test for total loss varies from state to state.
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