Home Insurers Systematically Underpay Claims via Delay-Deny-Defend Tactics
Allstate used preferred vendor fraud, biased adjusters, and premature claim closure to pay 43 cents on the dollar for documented water damage. The "delay deny defend" tactic is well-documented as industry-wide practice, not an isolated incident. Policyholders have no effective real-time audit or advocacy tool.
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