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Lawsuits mount from Covid-related insurance claims

October 2, 2020 by Shannon Loyd

By Jessica Corso Originally published July 16, 2020 on San Antonio Business Journal

At least six San Antonio-area businesses have sued their insurers, saying they were wrongfully denied coverage for losses incurred when the government forced them to close.

Restaurants, barbershops, tailors and car washes are among the businesses suing to recoup money they lost after Bexar County ordered many shops closed in March to slow the spread of Covid-19.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims

What happened to USAA? Why is it denying some storm claims that should be slam dunks for homeowners?

September 29, 2020 by Shannon Loyd

By Dave Lieber Originally published July 9, 2020 on The Dallas Morning News.

In the first of a 2-part series, The Watchdog digs deeper into the pro-military insurance company.

Ever since I first wrote about USAA Insurance’s mysterious drop in its Better Business Bureau grade from ‘A’ to ‘F’ eight months ago, The Watchdog heard lots of rumors from folks about why the company faced so many unsolved complaints.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims, Property Insurance

Navigating current business insurance claim loss strategies

July 17, 2020 by Shannon Loyd

By Brandi Smith | Originally published June 2, 2020 on REjournals.

Nearly every business has incurred some kind of economic loss associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which in some cases has proven to be as detrimental as damage caused by severe weather or a natural disaster.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims

Texas Business Owners Take Insurance Companies to Court Over Business Interruption Insurance Claim Denials

May 26, 2020 by Shannon Loyd

By Matthew Mershon | Texas Originally published May 07, 2020 on Spectrum News San Antonio

TEXAS — Dozens of Texas business owners were banking on business interruption insurance policies to pay out over closures due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. But now some, including the owner of Diesel Barbershops, are taking their insurance companies to court over their claims being denied.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims

Case Note: Barbara Technologies Corp. V. State Farm LLoyds

September 10, 2019 by Shannon Loyd

This was originally published on insurancelawsection.org.

Case Note: Barbara Technologies Corp. v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 17-0640, 2019 WL 2710089 (Tex. June 28, 2019)

Payment of an appraisal award on a denied claim does not affect a carrier’s potential liability for prompt pay damages under Texas Insurance Code § 542.060.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims, Property Insurance

State Farm Penalized by San Antonio Jury for Bad Faith Conduct

February 22, 2019 by Shannon Loyd

This press release was originally published on PRLog.

Shannon Loyd and Sandrine Shelton-Denbow of the Loyd Law Firm, P.L.L.C. obtained an unanimous verdict of $379,073.59 for their client against State Farm Lloyds based on its unreasonable investigation of hail and wind damage to their client’s home from the historic hail storms that slammed San Antonio, Texas in April 2016.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims, Property Insurance

Shannon Loyd Testifies Against Insurance Bill that Will Hurt Consumers

May 9, 2017 by Shannon Loyd

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Filed Under: Insurance Claims

‘Great tool’ or ‘get-out-of-jail free card’? Two takes on one way to handle home damage

March 31, 2017 by Shannon Loyd

by Michael Locklear, Fox San Antonio

This article was originally published on Fox San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – A little-known part of many home insurance policies can be considered a feature or a weapon, depending on who you ask.

Shannon Loyd, who represents homeowners, says insurance companies are using the process called appraisal to force a homeowner’s hand and avoid trial.… Read more

Filed Under: Insurance Claims

Restore the Value of Property Insurance

March 13, 2017 by Shannon Loyd

This article was originally published on the Austin American-Statesman

A new Texas Senate bill advances Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda by seeking to prevent “hailstorm lawsuit abuse.” Senate Bill 10, which pits trial lawyers against insurance companies, overlooks a major cause of hailstorm lawsuit abuse — one that easily can be fixed.… Read more

Filed Under: Property Insurance

Courts Gutting Real Value of Property Insurance

February 23, 2017 by Shannon Loyd

This article was originally published on the San Antonio Express News.

Texas Senate bill advances Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda by seeking to prevent “hailstorm lawsuit abuse.” By pitting trial lawyers against insurance companies, Senate Bill 10 ignores the most alarming perpetrator of hailstorm lawsuit abuse: the courts themselves.… Read more

Filed Under: Property Insurance

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