March 24, 2016
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services said its Office of Consumer Services assisted 8,698 consumers across the state and helped recover $422,195 during February. DIFS Director Patrick McPharlin said some notable recoveries staff assisted with were: Helping a …
April 30, 2013
The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that consumers who filed complaints against their insurance companies received an additional $6.2 million in claim payments in the first quarter of 2013. “Consumers should not assume that they’ve run out of options if …
October 18, 2012
Most property owners whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have approaching deadlines for filing claims for their flood-related losses. Most of these claims are due in the upcoming two weeks as the National Flood Insurance Program …
October 17, 2012
Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance have received almost $8 million in additional claims payments from their insurance companies in the nine months of 2012. The department said it has recovered $7.7 million for consumers through …
September 30, 2012
A county official says it could cost as much as $300,000 to repair a nearly 140-year-old wooden covered bridge in northeastern Indiana after its roof trusses were broken by a too-tall semitrailer. DeKalb County highway superintendent Eric Patton says he …
February 29, 2012
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm reported that more than $5.6 million was recovered or saved for North Dakota citizens in 2011. This money was recovered by the state insurance regulators on behalf of North Dakotans through the insurance department’s …
October 25, 2011
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart said through Department of Insurance interventions, Delawareans recovered $1,827,923 in the first nine months of 2011. The breakdown of the restituted funds consists of complaints ($580,303); arbitration ($592,930); and market conduct ($654,690). The Commissioner …
January 19, 2011
Insurance recovery law firm Anderson Kill & Olick has opened a new office in Connecticut. The office, in Stamford, gives the firm the ability “ability to represent policyholders on the insurance industry’s home turf,” it said. Charles T. Lee, a …