$25 Million Settlement announced by Attorney General of Oklahoma and Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready
You can see the terms of agreement and payout below
Today, it was announced by Attorney General Mike Hunter and Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready a $25 million settlement with Farmers Insurance for the company’s handling of earthquake claims, according to a release from Attorney General Mike Hunter’s Office.
From Attorney General Hunter’s Office: “An investigation revealed that Farmers denied or failed to properly pay approximately one thousand earthquake claims submitted by Oklahomans who purchased coverage to protect their property. As a result, the company will reopen the claims process and re-evaluate the claims using an independent administrator. Claims approved by the independent administrator will be paid pursuant to an individual insured’s policy. ”
The agreement says that Farmers will make additional payments as needed if property damages exceed the agreed-upon amount to pay eligible earthquake claims.
Terms of Agreement and Payout follow:
An earthquake claims review process will be formed to re-examine every eligible earthquake claim.
Farmers will send each eligible Oklahoman a written notice that their claim has been re-opened for review and describe the earthquake claims review process.
If an eligible individual has more than one eligible earthquake claim, all eligible earthquake claims will be re-examined.
The state and Farmers will mutually agree upon an independent, third-party claim administrator with substantial experience in the handling, or reviewing, of property damage claims in Oklahoma. Farmers shall have no prior or existing relationship with the claim administrator.
Documents will be available later.