Policyholder Advocate Shows Insurance Customers a Better Way to Fight for Their Claims

Chip Merlin Releases "Pay Up! Preventing a Disaster with Your Own Insurance Company" with ForbesBooks

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Mar 17, 2020, 13:10 ET

NEW YORK, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Chip Merlin, attorney and insurance policyholder advocate, today announced the publication of Pay Up! Preventing a Disaster with Your Own Insurance Company with ForbesBooks, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes.

In Pay Up!, Merlin identifies aspects of the insurance system that are potentially harmful to policyholders, including issues with A.I. decision making, legislation that goes against the interests of policyholders, and the role fraud plays in creating a tumultuous insurance landscape.

Chip Merlin Releases "Pay Up" With ForbesBooks

The book draws on his legal career defending policyholders against insurers and shares stories and case studies that educate the broader insurance customer base while exposing the red flags to watch out for when insurers are acting in bad faith.

"My hope is that this book will help you understand where you stand and how to proceed in the claims process and, most importantly, when to seek help with any insurance problems you face, whether on your own or with the businesses you work for," said Merlin.

Pay Up! Preventing a Disaster With Your Own Insurance Company is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.

About Chip Merlin
As founder and president of Merlin Law Group, Chip has dedicated his practice to the representation and advocacy of insurance policyholders in disputes with insurance companies nationwide.

Chip was noted as the "Babe Ruth of Hurricane lawyers" in the Asbury Park Free Press for his work on behalf of 23 municipalities and hundreds of policyholders following Superstorm Sandy. The Tampa Bay Times dubbed him "the Master of Disaster" for his nationwide catastrophe work and helping policyholders following Hurricane Katrina.

He was provided a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Association of Public Adjusters for his advocacy on behalf of policyholders. He is on the Board of Directors of United Policyholders, has been a guest commentator on CNN and Fox News and is past Chair of the Insurance Bad Faith Litigation Group of the American Association of Justice.

About ForbesBooks
Launched in 2016 in partnership with Advantage Media Group, ForbesBooks is the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes. ForbesBooks offers business and thought leaders an innovative, speed-to-market, fee-based publishing model and a suite of services designed to strategically and tactically support authors and promote their expertise. For more information, visit forbesbooks.com.

Media Contacts
Carson Kendrick, ForbesBooks, [email protected]
Megan Conison, Merlin Law Group, [email protected]

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