One-fifth of Florida’s condo associations faces rate hikes of 132 percent and will no longer have mold coverage, marking the latest chapter in insurers’ efforts to head off an explosion in mold-related claims. State Farm, Florida’s largest insurer, has hammered out a two-pronged deal with the Florida Department of Insurance that allows it to exclude […]
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 31, 2002–A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of B+ (Very Good) for two separately rated subsidiaries of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm General Insurance Company (Bloomington, IL), and State Farm Lloyds (Dallas, TX), under review with negative implications. The under review status reflects the weakened stand-alone […]
3/12/05 Guest Commentary by Sandra Ghiardelli Hardly a day goes by, it seems, that creative trial lawyers are not finding new ways to get into your pocket. One new device is to fill the courts with claims based on the attack of the killer mold. It sounds like a bad, 1950’s science-fiction movie, but it […]
Nearly two decades ago, the public was sold a bill of goods: tort reform. Proponents of tort reform promised that, if implemented, this reform package would lower consumer prices, create a fair system and protect business from lawsuits that were without merit. Everyone – the public, small business and legislators – fell for it. Today, […]
by Jeff Ostrowski, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Wednesday, August 7, 2002 A three-member panel will settle the dispute between the state’s largest homeowners insurer and Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher. State Farm officially appealed Gallagher’s rejection of a proposed 22 percent rate hike, Gallagher spokeswoman Tami Torres said Tuesday. Blaming the rising costs of toxic […]
Amado Valdes, 61, keeps a jar of Cetaphil skin cream by his bed, to soothe the itchy dark welts on his hands and neck. A humidifier bubbles at night to moisten his lungs and calm his coughing fits. Recent months have brought new daily rituals: popping Allegra and Clarinex allergy pills. Valdes claims he is […]
by David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star Wednesday May 15 05:20 AM EDT Reflecting a tough insurance market nationwide, three of Arizona’s biggest auto and home insurers – including market leader State Farm Mutual – are moving to limit new business in the state. Insurers say the moves are needed to stabilize their businesses amid […]
7/20/02 Dallas, TX – Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor broadened his investigation Friday of how the major insurers use claims histories in writing new business to include Allstate Insurance Co. Insurance department officials subpoenaed Allstate’s underwriting guidelines, Allstate officials said, and specifically requested any data referring to the age of houses and their plumbing. On […]
3/7/02 Dallas, TX – State Farm sent their ?own? remediators to get rid of the mold and moved the Vicknairs into a motel. But the insurer then determined it would only pay for the pipe itself and the water damage-not the mold-and walked away. This is very common practice for insurance companies when they ?hire? […]
LOS ANGELES– Farmers Insurance Group of Companies today was sued by Melinda Ballard alleging libel as a result of a defamatory and false statement. Ms. Ballard is a Farmers claimant who received an outrageous $32 million dollar award in Travis County over water leak claims on her home that she purchased in 1990 for $275,000 […]
I purchased a brand new mobile home in March 2003, I started having problems right away. When the company moved my trailer in it was raining really hard. Then they leveled the home in the mud. My roof looks like a mini roller coaster ride. I have 3 bathrooms in my home and only 1 […]
5/22/03 Houston, TX – For the last two months, Bob and Kathy McCord have been suburban refugees. They were forced out of their four-bedroom house in Dallas because of toxic mold, which they say has been festering under the floors and walls since a water pipe burst this spring. “The mold got so bad,” said […]
11/13/03 Guest commentary by Brandon Scott, Newsreal? Austin, TX – In a (in the early days) somewhat high-profile case involving a mold-damaged home, a state appeals court today reduced a jury verdict against Farmers Insurance Group from $32 million to $4 million plus interest and attorneys fees. Many questioned the fact that the “mansion” involved was considered […]
AUSTIN – In a move that is likely to worsen the snowballing insurance crisis in Texas, Farmers announced Tuesday that it would join the state’s largest insurer in halting the writing of new homeowners policies in the state. The move, which Farmers blamed on threatened fines by the Texas Department of Insurance, means Texans can […]
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