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A User's Guide To Easier Flood Insurance: A Look Into The History Of Flood Insurance Claims Dispute Processing And Suggestions For Improvement, Courtney Lauer
A User's Guide To Easier Flood Insurance: A Look Into The History Of Flood Insurance Claims Dispute Processing And Suggestions For Improvement, Courtney Lauer
Journal of Dispute Resolution
In 2012, Superstorm Sandy alone produced 144,484 claims for federal flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP was created under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and was designed to limit the impact of flooding on both private and public structures. The NFIP’s self-stated goal was to decrease the socioeconomic effects of natural disasters by encouraging the purchase of flood insurance and general risk insurance.
The Special Nature Of International Insurance And Reinsurance Arbitration: A Response To Professor Jerry, S. I. Strong
The Special Nature Of International Insurance And Reinsurance Arbitration: A Response To Professor Jerry, S. I. Strong
Journal of Dispute Resolution
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Dispute Resolution, Insurance, And Points Of Convergence, Robert H. Jerry Ii
Dispute Resolution, Insurance, And Points Of Convergence, Robert H. Jerry Ii
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This essay explores the intersection of dispute resolution and insurance. I come to the intersection from the perspective of insurance law, where statutes, administrative rules, and common law regulate the industry and the policyholder-insurer relationship. At its core, the business of insurance offers individuals, businesses, and other kinds of organizations a risk management alternative which enables them to acquire some measure of control over an uncertain future. But when a loss occurs, the business of insurance becomes the business of claims processing and, when disagreements arise, dispute resolution. Surprisingly, the academic study of insurance law has not borrowed heavily from …