An appraisal clause proves a useful tool as claims become more often contested.

Agency updates tool for evaluating homes in National Flood Insurance Program.

The Restoration Association of Florida filed a lawsuit to prevent a new insurance law that the group claims violates the single-subject rule of the Florida Constitution, while also infringing on the rights of homeowners and roofing contractors who perform work under valid assignment of benefits contracts.

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Insurer provides complimentary smart home kit, premium discount to customers.

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“In the first part of this series, I identified the steps to create a respiratory protection program. This second article will cover how to implement and follow your program. Once everything is implemented, you will have an OSHA-compliant program tailored to your company and designed to protect employees from the hazards in the Restoration Industry,” Barry Rice, CSP, writes.

The company will be a direct program provider on USAA’s Property Direct Repair Program (PDRP) and provide property claims support to its members.

In response to an explosion of “toxic mold” claims in 2000-2001, the insurance industry acted in unprecedented unison to universally get rid of all claims related in any way to mold. They didn’t stop at just excluding claims from mold; they threw bacteria into the exclusion as well.

“When restorers allow insurers to make major changes to prices and scopes of work, it creates a serious risk that policyholders will end up with something less than what restorers believe in their professional judgment are the best methods to return properties to their pre-loss condition.”