Is there a conspiracy among the pharmaceutical companies to fix the price of drugs? This is exactly what Blue Cross and Blue Shield and HMO of Louisiana are alleging. Under the name Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Company, Blue Cross and HMO Louisiana filed the suits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of [...]
Congress is set to reform the National Flood Insurance Program later this year. We have written before about how the NFIP has needed reform for years — it is $25 billion is debt. One of the suggested ways to fix some of the problems with the NFIP is to make it easier for private insurers [...]
As we have noted in previous posts, flood insurance policyholders have deadlines they must comply with to ensure full and fair payments from their insurance companies. These deadlines are critical — failure to meet them can result in denial of claims. One of the most critical deadlines is the deadline for the insured to provide [...]
While we have complaints about inadequate appraisals and underpayments to our clients recovering from the Great Flood of 2016, we know that the National Flood Insurance Program is a critical component of this — and future — recoveries in Louisiana and elsewhere. It is critical that homeowners who do the right thing and pay premiums [...]
We have previously highlighted some important things to know about your flood insurance. We’ve discussed why you need to know how the claims process works and why meticulously documenting all of your damage is vital. We’ve also answered questions that are most frequently asked. Understanding these points is useless, though, if you miss a deadline [...]
Recent victims of flooding in Louisiana need to be aware of some of the basic facts of flood insurance: Homeowner’s insurance does not typically cover flood damage. Flood damage is compensated from flood policies issued under the National Flood Insurance Program. The NFIP covers up to $250,000 for the structure of the home and $100,000 [...]
As the waters recede, the recovery begins. And that recovery will take money — money to rebuild homes, replace furnishings, and remake devastated communities. Flood insurance is intended to do just that. But how does the process work and what should flood victims do now — within the first few days of the water going [...]
Recent victims of flooding in Louisiana need to be aware of some of the basic facts of flood insurance: Homeowner’s insurance does not typically cover flood damage. Flood damage is compensated from flood policies issued under the National Flood Insurance Program. The NFIP covers up to $250,000 for the structure of the home and $100,000 [...]
In 48 hours, the Baton Rouge area took in about 2 feet of rain. Watson, Louisiana saw more rainfall in a couple of days than Los Angeles has in four years. 40,000 homes have suffered flood damage. Those efforts led Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Add to remark, “
After losing its effort to have the entire United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals undo the legal agreement it made, BP lost no time in declaring it would ask the United States Supreme Court to do so. On top of that, by early Thursday afternoon, BP had formally asked that the United States Fifth Circuit [...]