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Public Adjuster Learns of Disturbing Trend for Recent Homeowner Insurance Losses

Carrier Dropped You after You Filed a Claim? You Are Not Alone. I just got some feedback from an industry colleague this morning that made me sick as a Public Adjuster. Sadly, I fear that dozens or perhaps hundreds of homeowner’s insurance policyholders across Connecticut and New England (many of whom have been kept in […]

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The Blizzard of 2015 Opens The Season for Homeowner Insurance Claims and Public Adjusters

Public adjusters and insurance carriers know that winter is the season for insurance claims. Fortunately, the Blizzard of 2015 wasn’t the worst for most of New England. The snow was light and fluffy and the windy snowstorm tracked out to the Atlantic Ocean more a bit more quickly than expected. Even though the winds topped […]

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The Public Adjuster: Helping a claim is more than fire, storm and flood policies

This claim put French class back in action decades after school I got the call from this particular client almost 2 months after Hurricane Sandy had stormed up the Connecticut coastline and wreaked havoc on thousands upon thousands of homes from Cos Cob to Stonington. Claude (not his real name) called my Branford office from […]

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CT Governor Malloy Urges Speaker of the House to Support Hurricane Sandy Aid Bill

Malloy Says “Delay is Unconscionable” Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy started the new year by urging Speaker of the House John Boehner to expedite passage of a bill through Congress to help Hurricane Sandy victims in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Malloy joined other governors from storm ravaged northeast states in an effort to support […]

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Property Insurance Claims After Hurricane Sandy – Some of the Players & Lingo

After Hurricane Sandy, the billions of dollars’ worth of damage and the thousands upon thousands of homes affected have led to a constant flow of articles written to help homeowners recover and rebuild. Of the dozens I’ve read over the past few weeks, I believe this one written in the New York Times on November […]

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Theft and Vandalism: How a Public Adjuster Can Help Your Insurance Claim

Burglars, Vandals, Thieves, Oh My! It happens every day: home or business owners find that they’ve been hit by criminals who have destroyed, damaged or stolen property. The good news for policyholders is that in spite of the inconvenience and everything else that goes with being a crime victim, they at least have some recourse. […]

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How Insurance Companies Underpay DIYers and More… from a Public Adjuster

Found this great article excerpt by a fellow public adjuster who hails from the “Show Me” state: just read and James H. Bushart will show you how some insurance companies do not pass on the opportunity to pay out quicker but smaller insurance settlements. It’s a maneuvers like this that can sometimes force the “Do-It-Yourself-er” […]

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An Insurance Lesson Learned from Irene: An Attorney Speaks Out

Attorney Ryan Suerth specializes in representing clients who are left with no alternative but to take an insurance company to court over a property insurance claim. Suerth wote the following article that appeared as an Op-Ed piece in the New Haven Register in September, 2012:   FORUM: Insurance policy should pay off fairly when needed […]

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