The Policyholder Advocate
Policyholders of America
March, 2009
GITTY UP: THE VIEW YOU GET WHEN YOU FILE A CLAIM AND HOW THEY FOOLED AMERICA
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AND THE LOSERS ARE… TOP TEN WORST LIST
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KICKING ‘EM WHEN THEIR DOWN
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LINING UP FOR THE BAIL-OUT FUNDS
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PERPS SECRETLY FUND ANTI-LAWSUIT CAMPAIGN
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FRANKENSTEIN REVISITED: HOMEOWNERS GET OUT THEIR TORCHES AND HEAD OUT TO CEO HOMES
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SOARING RATES, SLASHED COVERAGE: HOW TEXAS LAWMAKERS GRANTED THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WISHLIST
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NEWBIE BASICS: ARE YOU COVERED?
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INSURER PERPETRATED FEMA SCAM CASE REINSTATED
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MADE IN CHINA: CHINESE-MADE DRYWALL SPAWNS PROBLEMS AND SUITS
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CONTINUING MOLD COVERAGE:
BLACK MOLD: UNRELENTING SCOURGE
FLOODED HOMES POSE HEALTH RISKS
KIDS DIE FROM HOSPITAL MOLD
U.S. SENATOR GETS DOSE OF MOLD IN COURTHOUSE
SICK HOUSE/SICK FAMILY
CNN’S CAMPBELL BROWN THE LATEST VICTIM
RELIEF FROM MOLD-RELATED ILLNESS
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LEGAL ROUND-UP:
GOOD CA APPEALS DECISION ON MOLD EXCLUSION
MI FAMILY SUES INSURER OVER MOLD
MI APPEALS COURT ALLOWS MEDICAL TESTIMONY
OH APPEALS COURT SAYS: BUYER BEWARE
OR TENANTS NOT BOUND BY ORTLA
VA JURY: $475,000 FOR MOBILE HOME/INJURIES
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BACK COVER:
STATE FARM’S IDLE THREATS
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