Tag Archives: Public Adjusters
Public Adjuster Qualified to Testify in Florida Federal District Court- No Daubert Hearing
If you have been following our blog, you might have read Expert Witnesses Must Remember Three Steps: (1) Qualifications (2) Reliability, and (3) Helpfulness, which discussed the U.S. District Court ruling in Palm Bay Yacht Club Condo. Ass’n…
Public Adjuster Promotes the Profession at University of Alabama.
While Alabama is one of just a few states in the US that does not license public insurance adjusters, the Alabama Insurance Society at the University of Alabama recently invited WorldClaim CEO, Michael A. Fusco, to lecture about public insurance adjust…
Texas Public Adjuster Spring Conference Seminar
The Texas Association Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) is holding its Spring Conference next Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 9am to 4pm at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake. It promises to be an excellent conference with many interesting speaker…
Check out: After the Fire
Jenifer Ackerman has started a series in the New Hampshire Concord Monitor called “After the Fire." In this series, Ackerman describes her family’s experience after their house fire. Over the course of nine weekly chapters, Ackerm…
Insurance Company Changes Payment Philosophy: Adjuster Changes License
When the insurance company’s claims payment philosophy changed, George Keys did not. “I honestly never thought I would leave the employment of the insurance company.” This is the first thing George Keys said when asked about his work …
Will Alabama License Public Adjusters?
In January, we posted that Alabama may consider licensing public insurance adjusters, and while a bill has been proposed, it appears critics are trying to dissuade Alabama from licensing public adjusters.According to the Insurance Journal article, &quo…
Upcoming Educational Seminars for Public Adjusters are Coming Soon
The Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (FAPIA) is planning a very special conference this spring, as 2012 marks the twenty year anniversary for FAPIA. Registration for the May 22-24, 2012 conference at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Flori…
New York Policyholders Prevail after Insurance Company Alleges Material Misrepresentation
Suffering a fire loss to your home can be devastating. I have listened to policyholders questioned in trial and deposition about these types of claims. Sometimes, insureds have lost everything but the clothes on their backs, and many times in cases of …
Proposed Changes to the Public Adjuster Code Attempts to Define "Direct Supervision" of Apprentices – Among Other Changes
The introduction of the Florida Public Adjuster Apprentice requirement has caused many adjusters to seek clarification. With the intent to give some clarification, the Florida Department of Financial Services will be discussing drafted proposed changes…
I think I have a Business Interruption Claim, Now What? – Understanding Business Interruption Claims
I attended the 13th Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference® in Orlando last week. Windstorm is one of those rare meetings that bring all types of industry professionals together (regardless of affiliation) to engage in professional debates about the…
