Recently, the attorney for a family office asked for my help with a situation. The family wanted to transfer/sell two $10 million survivor life policies to another trust for planning purposes. The ...

Policyholders, don’t lose track of the appraisal provision in your insurance policies. At least that is what the panel in 50 Exch. Terrace LLC v. Mt. Vernon Specialty Ins. Co. seemed to be saying.

Learn how an umpire clause resolves insurance disputes with third-party decision-making. Find out how it works when you and ...

For the past five years, I have been actively promoting that agents and advisors should suggest life insurance policy appraisals to clients. I speak with financial professionals all around the country ...

At the midpoint of the year, it's always helpful for agents and advisors to perform a broad assessment of their annual goals and modify their sales and marketing strategies accordingly. Based on ...

To read this article in PDF format, please click here. On Oct. 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to hear oral arguments in Pearson v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance ...

Insurance policies provide for appraisal as a means to resolve disagreements as to the value of a loss, a procedure that legislatures long have included as part of the standard fire policy. An ...

James C. Larew is a lawyer in Iowa City and Des Moines. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Tragic tornadoes ripping through south-central Iowa on March 5, 2022, resulting in loss of life and property ...