Policyholders in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama may soon have a state-created claims mediation service to use for disputes with their carriers over Hurricane Katrina damage, officials said.
A Mississippi official estimated the program might be in place in a matter of weeks.
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley said such a service will be set up as soon as the costs can be established, and that the insurance industry will fund the cost of the program.
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