Suffering A Loss – Are You Getting All the Claims Benefits You Paid For? The biggest mistake most policyholders make after suffering a loss is relying on their insurance company to conduct a full, unbiased, and thorough investigation of their claim. Insurance companies have an advantage over their policyholders. Insurance companies handle every claim they…
Who Does Your Building Contractor Work For?
Who Does Your Contractor Work For? You or Your Insurance Company? Often times, your insurance company will invite a contractor to come visit the site of your loss. In doing so, the insurance company may rely on that contractor to prepare an estimate to repair the loss. It might even be suggested that you hire that…
Why You Need Our Help Insurance Attorneys Vs. Public Adjusters – Part 2
Why You Need Our Help Insurance Attorneys Vs. Public Adjusters – Part 2 Because of the PA’s inability to practice law, they have no leverage should the insurance company not act in good faith. This inability to practice law potentially leads to much lower insurance proceeds as public adjusters scramble to accept deals that will…
Why You Need Our Help – Insurance Attorneys Vs. Public Adjusters Part 1
Why You Need Our Help Insurance Attorneys Vs. Public Adjusters – Part 1 You have just experienced property damage and loss resulting from a fire, wind, water, vandalism or other perils. You contact your insurance company to file a claim. That’s just the beginning. The insurance company advises that it will have an adjuster contact…
The Taylor Bridge Fire – What’s Next?
The Taylor Bridge Fire – What’s Next? Picking Up The Pieces in Eastern Washington Elaine Thompson/Associated Press The Taylor Bridge Fire that has destroyed many structures and land and evacuated hundreds in Kittitas County near Cle Elum Washington, is still being worked on to be fully contained. In all it has destroyed over 22,000 acres,…
Tigard, OR Apartment Fire Claims Man’s Life
Tigard, OR Apartment Fire Claims Man’s Life Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Tigard Police investigators have determined that a fatal fire Thursday evening at a Tigard, Oregon apartment complex was accidental. Read the full story at the Tigard Times>>>
OTLA Features Fred Millard: Sheltering Victims in Insurance Claims
Note: The following article was originally published in Sidebar, a newsletter published by the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Download the full article here. OTLA Features Fred Millard a Portland, Oregon Fire Claims Attorney in: Sheltering Victims in Insurance Claims He’s been a member of OTLA for over 10 years but most of you probably don’t…
Five Things You Should Do After a Fire
Five Things You Should Do After a Fire 1. Immediately Contact Your Insurance Company You should expect to be contacted by an Insurance Adjuster within 24 hours of your call. If not, follow up. The Adjuster will make an appointment to examine the loss. To determine the value of property damage or loss, the adjuster…
Fire destroys nearly $2M home in West Hills, Portland
No one was present as flames engulfed the $1.9M listed home in Forest Park Thursday Morning. Emergency units were called at 5:45am to handle the fire. There are no fire hydrants near the home so crews had to run nearly 2,000 feet of hose to connect fire engines to water tender trucks. The owners of…
