September 2013

Property damage claims, both large and small, are often subject to increasing scrutiny by insurance carriers. With increasing frequency, we are seeing insurers hire construction consultants and engineers to provide opinions on claims that, in the past, seasoned adjusters would have simply scoped and paid. This trend is in part due to the lack of experience and training of current generation of adjusters, however, it appears that many carriers believe that having a report from a third party consultant will shield them from any extra-contractual liability.Continue Reading Bad Faith and The Use of Experts