Tag Archives: consumer protection
Contents Inventory Smart Phone App and Documenting Your Personal Property, Part II
Last week’s post featured the new smart phone app that helps insureds quickly capture information needed to document their personal property before a loss. This week, I have written about the organization that created the app — The National Associatio…
Disciplinary Information Has Become Harder to Find Under New Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman
If you wanted to find out whether an attorney you were thinking about hiring has ever been disciplined by the Texas Bar, you can find that information online. It is made available to the public by the Texas Bar. The same goes for doctors, nurses, and a…
Homeowners, Public Adjusters and Roofers in Colorado: Call Or Email Governor Hickenlooper And Ask Him To Veto Senate Bill 38
Although insurance company lobbyists were successful yesterday in passing Senate Bill 38, homeowners, public adjusters and roofers can still make their voice heard by calling or emailing Governor Hickenlooper, and informing him why he should veto …
Florida Dodges Bullet as Citizens Tries to Circumvent the Process to Raise Rates
If you’ve been paying attention to the news cycle the past few days, you’ve probably heard a familiar story – Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, your state-run insurer of last resort, is trying to raise rates on Florida policyho…
Insurance Company Complaint Rankings for 2010 Have Been Released
People’s Trust Ranks Number 1 for complaints…again.
In Florida, the Office of Insurance Regulation is required by Florida Statute §624.313 to publish statistics and ratios on the complaints consumers submit against insurance companies. The OIR’s…
No Push Back from Texas Department of Insurance on Allstate Rate Increases Despite Allstate $750 Million Operating Income in Fourth Quarter of 2011
As expected, the Texas Department of Insurance – the government regulator in charge of overseeing the insurance industry (also known as “protecting the public”) – has approved Allstate Texas Lloyd’s request to raise rates …
Tell Senator Tochtrop that Senate Bill 38 is Bad for Colorado Consumers
As I have written in previous blog posts, Senate Bill 38 — a bill that erodes consumer protections and hurts roofers — is making its way through the Colorado General Assembly.
Quite Simply, Senate Bill 38 is bad for homeowners; it’s bad for roof…
Knowing is Half the Battle
It’s a sad truth that the average policyholder in Florida, and indeed around the country, has little understanding of the property insurance marketplace. Whether it’s complex statutory code or even the basics of their own policies, few peop…
A Call for Homeowners Insurance Reform
Professor Daniel Schwarcz has called for regulatory reform of the homeowners insurance market as noted in yesterday’s post, "Insurance Regulators and Lawmakers, Judges and Insurance Consumer Advocates Should Study Professor Daniel Schwarcz’s Work….
Florida’s Most Vocal Insurance Industry Watchdog Seeks Familiar Home
In case you haven’t seen the news, Senator Mike Fasano, one of Florida’s most vocal and effective advocates on insurance issues, recently announced his intention to run for the Florida State House of Representatives. This, of course, comes …
