Some insurance companies have preferred contractor programs under which the insurer, or a party they contract with, develops a network of contractors who are available to repair property damage for insureds. The insurer typically subjects contractors to a background check of some kind before they are included in the network, and may require contractors in
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New Underwriting Class Action Against Allstate Alleges Overvaluation of Homes
By Wystan Ackerman on
Posted in Property Insurance
In February, there was a new class action filed against Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida’s property insurer of last resort, alleging that it was using Xactware’s 360Value software to purportedly overvalue homes and charge inflated premiums. This week, Allstate was sued in a putative nationwide class action in Illinois federal court making claims on…
Recent Property & Casualty Class Action Decisions – Part One
By Wystan Ackerman on
Posted in Auto Insurance, Property Insurance
There have been an unusually large number of significant decisions in insurance class actions over the last couple of weeks. I will not be able to discuss all of them in detail but thought you would like to have shorter summaries of them. Here is the first installment regarding recent P&C class action decisions:
- Folks
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Recent New Insurance Class Actions Involving Use of Staff Counsel, Wildfire Claims, and Depreciation on Auto Claims
By Wystan Ackerman on
Several notable recent class action filings against insurers have come across my desk (or computer screen) and seem worthy of interest to readers of this blog. I will summarize and comment briefly on them. If you’d like a copy of any of the complaints, just e-mail me.
- Use of Staff Counsel: In Golden
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