Merlin Legislation Group legal professional Steven Bush will give a speech on the upcoming American Policyholder Affiliation Membership Summit being held in Dallas on November 1-3. His presentation is titled “Blow the Whistle, Not the Whistleblower.”
Steven obtained an award final week on the Advocates Awards. He was acknowledged for his work serving to property insurance coverage adjusters come ahead to clarify and make clear quite a few cases of insurance coverage firm claims administration wrongfully decreasing the quantities paid to policyholders. These licensed adjusters danger their livelihoods and careers to reveal the more and more frequent practices that property insurance coverage firms require of their adjusters to decrease funds to policyholders following a loss.
Quite a lot of these whistleblowers have been honored on the Advocates Awards. They defined their tales and the way a lot it meant to have their household, and others assist them when publicly exposing what insurance coverage claims administration was secretly doing. Many thanked Steven Bush for his assist and assist.
I famous a YouTube video, Whistleblower insurance coverage adjusters describe fraudulent exercise on Hurricane Ian claims, of Steven giving an interview about property insurance coverage adjusters who have been popping out and exposing the issues following Hurricane Ian. Quite a lot of property insurance coverage adjusters made feedback to the video, additional exhibiting how widespread these practices have develop into in Florida. Right here is one remark:
I’m an impartial property adjuster, and I’ve additionally had the identical factor occur to me. I didn’t know till the agent referred to as me eager to know why sure damages weren’t included on the estimate (that I had included and a QA eliminated). I believe it ought to be in opposition to the legislation for somebody who is probably going not even licensed, to vary my scope on my estimate and depart my identify on the report. Some “housekeeping” gadgets I can perceive, like ACV or different coverage endorsements. However not scope. If they alter it they need to need to put their identify on the report. In my view.
Throughout his acceptance speech on the Advocates Award, Steven Bush commented that the award was not about him however concerning the braveness of the individuals who have been publicly bringing consideration to the issues of insurance coverage firms systemically requiring trustworthy individuals to cheat policyholders. In Steven Bush style, he then gave credit score to his employees and different attorneys working with him and to the efforts of Doug Quinn and the APA.
Steven Bush just lately joined Merlin Legislation Group along with his fellow attorneys Trey Flournoy, Todd Frederick, and Jimmy DePolo. Steven’s work advocating for policyholders has been exceptional. We’re lucky and proud to have him on our staff.
Thought For The Day
You’ll by no means do something on this world with out braveness. It’s the best high quality of the thoughts subsequent to honor.
—Aristotle