Many thanks to Credit Slips for providing me with the opportunity to discuss some of the key consumer protection issues in insurance regulation. As I hope I have shown over my short stint here, there is much that needs to be done in this important area, ... Read full article
Prompted by several comments to one of my earlier posts , I've been thinking about situations where a homeowner files an insurance claim for property damage to her home while she is in default on her mortgage. The general practice, as I understand ... Read full article
Not surprisingly, one of the core consumer protection issues in insurance is ensuring that carriers pay claims fairly and expeditiously. Unlike many contracts, insurance policies are sequential and contingent: whereas the policyholder performs routinely ... Read full article
The core product that insurance consumers buy is a standard form contract. Unlike virtually any other market, though, it is virtually impossible for purchasers of personal lines coverage (i.e. ... Read full article
Many thanks to Credit Slips for inviting me to guest blog over the next week or so. My hope during this time is to explore what I view as an important puzzle in consumer protection regulation: why it is that consumer protection strategies in insurance ... Read full article
Uh oh, look what my dad got! ... Read full article
Anybody who cares about consumer rights should take a look at this recent article by Professor Dan Schwarcz, a law professor and insurance expert from the University of Minnesota Law School. This guy actually gets his jollies reading insurance policies, ... Read full article
