Mostyn Law Settles 1,200 Claims against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) November 07, 2013 -- Over a thousand homeowners can finally rest easy after settling their claims against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA).
The claims date back to 2008 and Hurricane Ike, which pummeled the Texas gulf coast and caused billions of dollars in damage. Homeowners along the coast took the brunt of the destruction and faced repair costs that often exceed five figures. In total, the claims represented by the Mostyn Law settled for approximately $135 million. The amount is the result of TWIA wrongfully denying, delaying, or underpaying insurance claims.
“So many of our neighbors on the gulf coast have been waiting to truly rebuild for five years,” said Steve Mostyn, the Firm’s owner. “We’ve helped bring millions of dollars back into these communities. Small businesses can get back to work and neighborhoods can truly rebuild.”
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association was created in 1970 as the insurer-of-last-resort for the Texas gulf coast residents. Insurance companies stopped providing basic wind and hail insurance to the region following Hurricane Celia, leaving the state as the only option to protect homeowners. The organization’s failure to pay legitimate claims to victims of Hurricane Ike in 2008 has resulted in over $500 million in settlements.
“We sent a powerful message to the state government to do more to fulfill their responsibility to gulf coast homeowners,” Mostyn said. “It would have been a lot less expensive, and much better for our communities, if they had met their obligations five years ago. We’re happy this is all behind us, but we need to remind our leaders that their responsibility is to the people.”
The settlement will be distributed to homeowners, businesses, and churches to repair lifted shingles, leaky roofs, and a variety of other damaged caused from strong wind. The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee included attorneys Steve Mostyn, Craig Eiland, Mitchell Toups, and others. These attorneys collectively oversaw more than 10,000 cases that were unfairly and improperly handled by TWIA.
As a result of the handling of these cases, TWIA was under administrative oversight March 2011 by the Texas Department of Insurance. Litigation further revealed evidence of bad faith and kickbacks that resulted in a criminal investigation by the Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County District Attorney’s office.
Source:
Cause No. 12-CV-0053; League City v Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; 10th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas
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About Mostyn Law
Based in Houston, Texas, Mostyn Law was established in 1999 by Steve Mostyn. Mostyn Law has earned its reputation by tirelessly standing up for the rights of ordinary people who have been treated unfairly by insurers, injured by defective products, or suffered personal injury. Mostyn Law has 125 employees in its offices in Houston, Beaumont, Austin, and Galveston.
Jeff Rotkoff, Mostyn Law, http://www.mostynlaw.com/, +1 512-913-4258, [email protected]
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