Austin Tanner, a claims adjuster and aspiring country singer from Alabama, has been confined mostly to his home and must wear an ankle monitor after he violated the terms of his bail bond and traveled to the Country Music Awards …
An Alabama public adjuster known as an aspiring country music singer has been re-arrested after reportedly violating the terms of his bond from an arrest earlier this year. Austin Tanner, of Orange Beach, also appears to be part owner of …
If a property insurer is going to object to an appraisal panel member’s fee arrangement, it must do so early in the process – not after the panel provides an unfavorable, multimillion-dollar appraisal award. That was the word this week …
When you consider the types of disaster that might befall a California homeowner, flooding might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But as climate change triggers more erratic weather patterns, bringing more frequent and extreme natural disasters—including …
A judge in Louisiana and a prosecutor in Texas have taken action to block two separate insurance fraud schemes: One by a law firm whose lawyers admitted filing claims on behalf of homeowners it did not represent and another by …
A public adjuster cannot act as an appraiser for a homeowner they represent when the insurance policy specifies that the appraiser must be “disinterested,” the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The high court affirmed a 2nd District Court of Appeal …
Louisiana State Police arrested a Texas public adjuster for allegedly pocketing $592,000 from settlement checks that were intended for seven former clients by forging the homeowners’ signatures. Andrew Joseph Mitchell, 43, voluntarily surrendered to state police at the St. Charles …
Florida officials have taken strong action against two of the insurance industry’s most-detested adversaries, disbarring a notorious plaintiffs’ attorney who filed thousands of frivolous claims lawsuits, and moving to revoke the license of a public adjuster that obstructed insurers in …
An attorney for the Texas public adjuster accused of pocketing $7.6 million in insurer settlement checks told an administrative law judge that the case doesn’t warrant any administrative penalties and if any restitution is ordered, it should be limited to …
A public adjuster who is accused of pocketing insurance payouts intended for policyholders took a total of $7.9 million from 14 customers, including four churches, according to an amended complaint filed by the Texas Department of Insurance. The Texas State …