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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Bolivar Peninsula Residents Meet Saturday To Discuss Hurricane Ike Issues
Hurricane Ike Victims: A Portrait Of Grace And Grit By: Frank Chimento Director of Business Development and Client Services I’ve been reading an outstanding book by noted author, Charles…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hidden Causes of Hurricane Damage: Meteorologist Rocco Calaci Explains That Hurricanes Are More Than Just High Winds And Water
*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Parable of Hurricane Ike Insurance Claims
By Chip Merlin
My good buddy, Tom Grail, told me the parable of Hurricane Ike Insurance Claims. To appreciate this, one must first understand that the total loss structures in Galveston and Bolivar…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Texas Appraisal Decisions and Hurricane Ike Claims
By Chip Merlin
Recently, our firm has been questioned about the appraisal of Hurricane Ike claims. Appraisal is an informal process which determines the monetary amount of disputed damage claimed under a property…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Window, sliding glass door and glazing system damage claims, a big piece of the puzzle
By Chip Merlin
(*Chip Merlin's Note: A fascinating aspect of our work is learning about many different things that have nothing to do with the law. We have to understand construction, restoration and…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Views From Hurricane Ike TWIA Insurance Adjusters
By Chip Merlin
A Comment from a previous post, How Ike Insurance Claim Help is Supposed to Be, provided insight to the understanding of the claims process from two adjusters in the insurance…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
How Ike Insurance Claim Help Is Supposed To Be
By Chip Merlin
I wonder how hard the Hurricane Ike insurance company adjusters are working to pay benefits? I have always found that the harder and longer you work at something, the better…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
March 10th Hurricane Ike National Flood Insurance Deadline Approaches
By Chip Merlin
(IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS POST: On February 20, 2009, the NFIP Administrator issued an additional 90-day extension to file proofs of loss for Hurricane Ike and Gustav.) Javier Delgado, in our Houston office,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Tropical Weather Expert Calls for Hurricane Mitigation
By Chip Merlin
Dr. Steve Lyons, The Weather Channel's Tropical Weather Expert, has admitted that he has been interested in property insurance and rates for the past fifteen years. He recently posted on the…
Florida Insurance Blog
Third District Awards Attorney’s Fees for Appraisal Win
By Mark Nation
The courts continue to award attorneys fees as the result of appraisal, even upon timely payment of the appraisal award by the insurer. On November 19, 2008, the Third District Court…