As the economy tightens and insurance companies seem to be getting hit with an unusual string of bad weather, more claims, and a tightened economy, they appear to be short staffed with agents and adjusters and unable to handle claims in a timely and efficient manner. Additionally many of the insurance carriers continue to express their deny, delay, and defend claims policies placing otherwise responsible and honest individuals in a position where they have to compromise their claim or hire an attorney.
To add insult to injury, I have recently learned that many policyholders are being hit with triple digit increases in the last few weeks ranging from 19% to as high as 64%. In one case, I read of a 280% increase.
As an experienced Pennsylvania insurance claim and catastrophic injury attorney, when I speak to many insurance adjusters and insurance company principles who I have gotten to know fairly well over the last three decades, they tell me that many decisions are being made b [...]
