The Texas hurricane insurance coverage disputes caused by Hurricane Dolly and Hurricane Ike are fully engaged. Texas’ two year statutes of limitation are approaching. New law suits are being filed, pending lawsuits are being set for trial, settlement conferences are causing great frustration, and the discovery battles between insurance counsel and policyholder counsel are considerable … Continue Reading
A reminder that the Windstorm Insurance Network is sponsoring a special Texas Windstorm Insurance Symposium. It will be a one day event on April 2, 2009, at the Hilton Hobby. Follow these links for the Program Agenda and a listing of the Breakout Sessions. Online registration for the event is closed, but walk-in registration onsite … Continue Reading
(*Note: This Guest Blog is by Jean Niven, an attorney in the Tampa office of Merlin Law Group). Hurricane season is fast approaching, leaving coastal residences and businesses vulnerable to the whims of Mother Nature. Surviving natural disasters should not be just a warm up to the difficulties encountered in filing an insurance claim. The … Continue Reading
The Windstorm Insurance Network is sponsoring a special Texas Windstorm Insurance Symposium. It will be a one day event on April 2, 2009, at the Hilton Hobby. The final seminar schedule should be out shortly, but it promises to be a very lively presentation. Wind versus water fact and legal issues will be analyzed. Tim Marshall, … Continue Reading