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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 12-May-2021

  Increases in Surplus Lines Premiums

  According to the Surplus Lines Office of Texas (SLTX), surplus line premiums totaled $747.99 million in April, up 0.8 percent from April 2020. According to SLTX, this amounts to a total of $2.75 billion in premium year-to-date, a 14.2 percent raise ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 4-May-2021

  RVOS HOME INSURANCE STRONG-ARMS TEXAS RESIDENT AFTER WINTER STORM URI

  Austin Texas resident Scott Glover in February 2021 had 60 gallons of water pumped from his bedroom floor as a result of broken water pipes during the Winter Storm Uri. "My bed, my clothes, and many of my personal belongings were all flooded ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 2-May-2021

  ERCOT is having insurance problems

  Damaged properties from the February ice storm are eligible for a new catastrophe exemption, which will lower their property value appraisals—and their owners' tax bills—this year. In a press release, Harris County Appraisal District ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 1-May-2021

  AIG Home Insurance Complaints

  During the financial crisis, AIG. made headlines when it received an $85 billion loan from the US government in 2008. The government received a $22 billion profit in 2012 after repaying its debts. The company has since been rebuilt. Even though it is ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 30-Apr-2021

  2020 Hurricanes

  According to the state insurance department, insurers have raised their projections of claim costs for three hurricanes that will hit Louisiana in 2020 by 25% since the end of last year. According to the new round of details from insurers quantifying ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 29-Apr-2021

  Surplus Lines Premiums Up

  According to the Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office (SLTX), the state saw record-breaking premiums in the first quarter of 2021, with a total of $2 billion in premiums, up 20.1 percent from the same timeframe in 2020. With approximately 247,000 ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 28-Apr-2021

  Branch Insurance Complaints

  Branch Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded its home and car insurance coverage to Colorado and Oklahoma. This is the company's third state launch of the year and eighth overall, according to the company, which specializes in ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 27-Apr-2021

  MetLife Home Insurance Complaints

  Since your home is arguably the most valuable asset you'll ever possess, you must protect it with adequate homeowners insurance. MetLife excels in terms of coverage, allowing you to ensure your home for the maximum replacement cost, regardless of ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 26-Apr-2021

  Consumers Complain About Homeowners of America Insurance Company

  HOAIC (Homeowners of America Insurance Company) is a low-cost, low-quality home insurance company with limited coverage, limited endorsement opportunities, and limited discounts. However, if you live in Texas, Arizona, South Carolina, Georgia, or ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 25-Apr-2021

  ASI Lloyds Complaints

  American Strategic Insurance (ASI) provides home insurance plans ranging in price from low to high. The firm has good financial support and stability as a member of the Progressive insurance network. You've come to the right place if you want to ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 24-Apr-2021

  Nationwide Insurance Complaints

  Nationwide began as a small mutual auto insurer operated by policyholders in 1925. Nationwide is also one of the world's leading insurance and financial services firms. The ability to concentrate on consumers and respect people is credited with ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 23-Apr-2021

  Allied Trust Consumer Complaints

  In late 2015, Allied Trust Insurance, a Texas-based personal lines insurer, plans to launch a one-stop-shop with a bundled offering of homeowners, auto, flood, and umbrella insurance. Allied Trust Insurance specializes in homeowners insurance, giving ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 22-Apr-2021

  Lemonade Insurance to Enter Car Insurance Market

  Lemonade, a behavioral economics-based insurance provider, aims to add auto insurance to its existing renters, homeowners, pet, and life insurance services in the United States. The insurance company revealed that it is preparing to launch a vehicle ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 21-Apr-2021

  Amica Complaints

  Amica is a fantastic insurance company that excels in providing excellent customer support and low rates. Amica does not offer unique discounts, but it offers many popular discounts, especially for car insurance. Even in places where it falters, ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 20-Apr-2021

  American National Insurance Company Complaints

  The American National Insurance Company is a publicly traded company that operates in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Also, American National has numerous wholly-owned companies that do business or underwrite health, life, and property and casualty ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 19-Apr-2021

  K-Solv Chemical Fire

  During the K-Solv fire, which lasted more than two hours on Wednesday, more than 40 air pollutants were reported, according to a preliminary list provided by environmental advocates, highlighting the continuing danger that communities near industrial ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 18-Apr-2021

  Hailstorms in Texas

  Hailstorms are one of the most common natural disasters, wreaking havoc on houses, cars, and commercial property. Hailstorms are a common occurrence in Texas. In reality, in Texas alone, 872 hailstorm events were reported in 2019. Between 2017 and ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 17-Apr-2021

  Houston Chemical Fire

  According to Harris County authorities, around 4 p.m. on April 7, a massive industrial fire broke out at a chemical plant in Channelview, Texas. A shelter-in-place warning has been released for Lakeside Park Estates and Lakeview Homes, situated near ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 16-Apr-2021

  Hurricane Delta

  According to a report from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Delta, which made landfall in southwestern Louisiana in early October 2020, about 11 miles from where the destructive Hurricane Laura struck a little more than a month ago, cost $2.9 ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 15-Apr-2021

  Houston Hail Storm

  HOUSTON, TX HAIL DAMAGE CLAIM ATTORNEY Texas residents have paid a high price for hail losses in 2016. Two recent hailstorms, one in North Texas and the other in San Antonio, are estimated to have cost more than $2 billion in damage. Softball-sized ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 14-Apr-2021

  Texas Winter Storm 2021

  Texans are acutely aware of the devastation wrought by Winter Storm Uri; many are still dealing with the aftermath of the storm, which hit on February 13. New data, however, reveals just how devastating the freeze was for the Lone Star State and its ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 13-Apr-2021

  Society Insurance

  Society Insurance, headquartered in Wisconsin, expects to launch its hospitality insurance programs in Texas this year. Society Insurance, which has been in operation for over a century, provides property/casualty insurance and underwriting, risk ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 12-Apr-2021

  UFG Insurance

  UFG Insurance is looking to diversify across the United States by expanding into assumed reinsurance business, partly through quota sharing agreements like the one with Topsail Re, a Cayman Islands-based reinsurer recently announced. "We want to ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 11-Apr-2021

  Higginbotham insurance company

  In Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham has partnered with First Louisiana Insurance, a Baton Rouge-based independent agency, to open its second office in Louisiana. In the Gulf Coast region, First Louisiana Insurance offers commercial and personal ...

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• Posted By Dick Law Firm 10-Apr-2021

  Centauri insurance

  After being strengthened financially through its recent acquisition by Applied Underwriters, Centauri insurance companies (Centauri Specialty Insurance Co. and Centauri National Insurance Co.) have retained their financial stability rating of ...

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