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Insurance Claim Blog | Law Offices of Scott Green - Insurance Attorney
Welcome to my official blog covering all things related to the world of insurance claims. My goal for this page is to provide practical information for everyone working on behalf of policyholders to resolve their underpaid or denied insurance claims. I hope that the topics discussed on this blog will assist you in maximizing the value of your claim/case in the shortest amount of time.
On the whole, yesterday’s decision by the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ in the case Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co. http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2019/D08-07/C:18-2103:J:Hamilton:aut:T:fnOp:N:2381073:S:0 is a victory for policyholders, particularly in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The court’s holding, affirming the decision reached by ...
“Reasonable Written Explanation”
Failure to Provide “Reasonable Written Explanation” Supports Finding of Section 155 Damages The following decision from the second district appellate court is a nice victory for policyholders in Illinois… My take: Carriers cannot simply respond to a proof of loss by saying...
Carriers Should Actually “Adjust” Losses
Carriers Should Actually “Adjust” Losses Before Forcing Policyholders Into Appraisal After I presented my client’s scope of a repair, a desk adjuster told me that any differences would have to be “resolved through appraisal,” but would not identify his position with respect to these differences....
Keeping Appraisal Fair for Residential Policyholders
Keeping Appraisal Fair for Residential Policyholders Appraisal is a residential policyholder’s best tool to “level the playing field” when their claim is underpaid. So, it is not surprising that carriers are doing everything they can to take this tool away. Two essential keys to preserving...
Claim Handling Essentials Part 3 – Document Everything
In part 1 and part 2 of this series I discussed the importance of obtaining the insurance policy and tracking the statute of limitations. In part 3, I am going to talk about how to document a claim file to create maximum value for the...
Claim Handling Essentials Part 2 – Track the Statute of Limitations
As a follow up to part 1, in which I discussed the importance of getting a copy of your insured policy, in this post I will discuss what to do with one of the most critical pieces of information in it the suit limitation provision....
Claim Handling Essentials Part 1 – Get the Policy
To many it may seem like an obvious step, but you would be surprised how often I get a file containing only part of, or even none of, the insurance policy. As an insurance attorney, there is nothing more valuable for me to have when...