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Views From Hurricane Ike TWIA Insurance Adjusters
A Comment from a recent post at our Property Insurance Coverage Law blog, titled, How Ike Insurance Claim Help is Supposed to Be, provided insight to the understanding of the claims process from two adjusters in the insurance industry. The comment is worthy of repeating here: read more | Comments (0)Hurricane Ike - The Forgotten Disaster
The national media can be fickle. Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula. Those communities and people in them are suffering as much as those in Louisiana and Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. Yet, I have seen little in the national media regarding this story. Chip Merlin speaks at Houston Business Journal Roundtable read more | Comments (0) Chip Merlin Advises Policyholders on Fox Houston
Fox Houston spoke to Chip Merlin for a segment about how to proceed when it comes to accepting insurance company offers for your claim. Please click the play button to view the clip. read more | Comments (0)Chronicle Gains Insight from Chip Merlin for Story on Policyholder Woes
Chip Merlin, an attorney whose firm represents policyholders, said private companies handling claims on behalf of the flood program may be reluctant to make high offers. That's because overpayments could come out of their pockets. "Now, for the first time, we're getting calls about national flood not paying enough," Merlin said. "Adjusters are taking a little bit longer, not paying quite as freely, and we think that's because the independent contractors will be responsible for any overpayment." Please click here to read the full story... read more | Comments (0) |
