Hurricane Fraud and Insurance Claim Denials
When your home has been severely damaged or destroyed in a hurricane, the last thing you need is your insurance company denying or delaying your valid claim. Unfortunately, that's what happened in thousands of cases after Hu ...

Hurricane Insurance Fraud: Understanding Wind Vs. Flood Damage & How FEMA Works
Hurricanes generally involve both wind and flood damage to a structure. However, coverage for flood, or water, damage is a separate form of insurance obtained from FEMA and wind damage is covered under most homeowners insura ...

Hurricane Insurance Claim Denials: Insurers Using Anti-Concurrent Cause Language
Although it's been several years since Hurricanes Wilma, Rita and Katrina, lawsuits continue over whether insurance companies can point to anti-concurrent cause language to avoid liability. Here's a closer look at what it me ...

Hurricane Fraud: What Are Storm Chasers & Why Should You Avoid Them?
A hurricane hits and damages not only your house, but thousands of others in the same area and there are simply not enough contractors to go around. Enter the storm chaser. Rolling in and out of town like a tumbleweed, he'l ...

Hurricane Fraud Attorney Says Insurance Companies Should Focus On Repairing Homes
Litigation over whether wind or flood was responsible for the damage to homes continues long after Hurricanes Rita, Wilma and Katrina ended. R. Jason Richards, a Florida attorney whose firm represents victims of hurricane fr ...

Hurricane Claims & Fraud: Mediation Vs. Hiring An Attorney
Many state insurance departments have created state sponsored mediation as a way to resolve insurance claims without filing a lawsuit against your insurance company. Many of the cases involve hurricane fraud – where an insur ...

Hurricane Insurance Claim Tips - Avoid Insurance Delays, Denials & Fraud
If your house has been damaged in a hurricane, it's important to understand what you can do in order to avoid insurance delays and denials and fraud. R. Jason Richards, a Florida attorney whose firm represents victims of hur ...

Many Insurers Still Haven't Settled Hurricane Ike Claims
Although it's been a year since Hurricane Ike devastated parts of Texas, caused nearly $24 billion worth or damage and claimed 82 deaths, many homeowners' insurance companies have yet to settle claims with their policyholders ...