Chip Merlin is founder and president of Merlin Law Group, with corporate offices in Tampa, Fla. He was noted as the “Babe Ruth of Hurricane lawyers” in the Asbury Park Press for his work on behalf of 23 municipalities and hundreds of policyholders following Superstorm Sandy. The Tampa Bay Times dubbed him “the Master of Disaster” for his nationwide catastrophe work and helping policyholders following Hurricane Katrina. He may be contacted at [email protected].
California’s recent announcement of a market conduct examination into State Farm’s handling of wildfire claims should come as no surprise to anyone paying attention to policyholder complaints in recent years.
