Adjusters News

Texas’ June Enforcement Actions Result in $441K in Fines, Restitution

Enforcement actions taken by Texas Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June included 18 license revocations, five license denials and fines and restitution totaling $441,318, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. An order imposing disciplinary measures becomes final 20 …

Insurance Adjusters Survey Damage from Pueblo Hail Storm

Colorado insurance adjusters spent the morning surveying damage and answering phone calls from residents hit by storms that tore through the city of Pueblo late yesterday afternoon. Reports of golf ball-sized hail in Pueblo and tennis ball-sized hail southeast of …

Chinese Drywall: Builders and Subs Face Huge Uninsured Losses

General liability carriers specializing in contractor insurance for builders and drywall subs are “sweating it out” over the potentially massive claims dollars that could be paid out in litigation, settlement, and adverse jury verdicts arising from Chinese drywall. However, due …

Storms Damage Nebraska Crops

Producers are assessed damage to their crops over the weekend after hail storms pounded parts of west-central Nebraska last week. Hail destroyed soybeans in southern Dawson and eastern Frontier counties on the night of July 23. Marble- to golfball-sized hail …

Insurance Adjusters Survey Damage from Colorado Storms

Colorado insurance adjusters are spending the morning surveying damage and answering phone calls from residents hit by storms that tore through Arvada, Lakewood, Englewood, Wheat Ridge and up through Ft. Collins the evening of July 20. Reports of golf ball-sized …

Pennsylvania Urges Wheat Farms to Test for Toxin

Pennsylvania is urging wheat farmers with poor crops to test for a fungus-related toxin as a first step toward filing a crop insurance claim. Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff says producers with low-yield or low-quality crops should contact their crop insurance …

West Virginia: Better Claims Service Under Private Workers’ Comp

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline says her state’s one-year old privatized workers’ compensation system is offering better claims administration, lower costs for employers and better treatment of injured workers. In 2005, the state approved the privatization of the …

North Carolina Insurance Adjuster Accused of Taking Client’s Payments

A Greensboro, North Carolina insurance adjuster has been accused of pocketing a home insurance claim payment meant for one of her clients. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Ashley C. Waddell, according to the state, owned International Loss …

La. Man Arrested for Fraudulent Insurance Investigation Firm

Lafayette detectives have arrested a 38-year-old Franklin man on 90 counts of money laundering. Cpl. Paul Mouton said on Wednesday that Paul Verdon is accused of creating a fictitious insurance investigation company and billing for services that were never performed. …

Personality, Good Time Management Are Key to Claims Success

With its acquisition in early 2009 of the international businesses of GAB Robins (excluding its UK operations) and the U.S. forensic engineering firm, EFI Global, Cunningham Lindsey became the second largest property casualty insurance claims adjusting and risk management firm …