US EditionHawley grills insurance executives about cutting disaster payouts
- On May 15, 2025, a Senate subcommittee focused on disaster management convened a hearing where Senator Josh Hawley scrutinized insurance companies’ conduct following recent natural disasters.
- The hearing arose from concerns about recent natural disaster victims reporting that insurance companies delayed payments and pressured adjusters to reduce claims.
- Witnesses included homeowners affected by storms, whistleblower adjusters, and the American Policyholder Association executive director addressing alleged claim manipulation and intimidation tactics.
- Senator Hawley stated Allstate instructed adjusters to "delete or alter damage estimates" to lower payouts, noting "It's a contract" between insurers and policyholders.
- The hearing highlighted persistent challenges in the insurance claims process after disasters, emphasizing that families often remain vulnerable despite coverage agreements.
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Sen. Hawley Grills Insurance Execs on Disaster Payouts
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., grilled insurance executives over their policies that cut disaster payouts in a subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, The Hill reported. Hawley, chair of the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee, trained a spotlight on executives from Allstate and State Farm for policies that kept disaster funds from Americans who sustained major property damage from the past year’s hurricanes and other natural disasters, according to the re…
Hawley grills insurance executives about cutting disaster payouts
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees disaster management, vented his frustration Tuesday at a hearing where he grilled the executives of two major insurance companies about cutting hurricane- and other disaster-related payments. “In the last year alone, disasters have devastated communities across our country,” he said, noting…
Hawley chairs hearing exposing insurance fraud – Newstalk KZRG
WASHINGTON — During a disaster management subcommittee “And unfortunately, time after time they find when disaster strikes–in their moment of utmost need–the insurance companies come back to them and they delay, and they deny, and they offer excuses, and they send out two adjusters and three adjusters and 15 adjusters and 25 adjusters, and they constantly change the estimates. And at the end of the day, they just won’t pay what is due. What is r…
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