What’s UP? December 2020
What’s UP? December 2020

BACH TALK A message from Co-Founder and Executive Director, Amy Bach We are proud to bring you our 2020 What’s UP newsletter. This expanded version of our print mailer features updates on what’s ahead in 2021 and the latest from your ever-dedicated Team UP. Dear…
What’s UP? December 2019
What’s UP? December 2019

BACH TALK A message from Co-Founder and Executive Director, Amy Bach “We’ve got your back when insurance matters” is our clever way of explaining our organization’s value and mission. Like it or not, insurance really does matter to your financial and physical health and the…
What’s UP? Fall 2018
What’s UP? Fall 2018

BACH TALK A message from Co-Founder and Executive Director, Amy Bach Scaling UP: Extreme weather, wildfires and torrential rains are impacting a growing number of homes and businesses across our country. Collecting insurance funds for repairs and rebuilding can be very challenging. Demand for our services…
2018 Advocacy & Action UPdate
2018 Advocacy & Action UPdate

Bach Talk: An energized team UP UP has been “all hands on deck” since last year’s hurricanes and wildfires.  To deliver our Roadmap to Recovery™ services to the many impacted regions, we re-energized volunteers and partnerships and made major improvements to our online help libraries. When insurers…
Right where we’re needed: Advocacy and Action Program UPdate
Right where we’re needed: Advocacy and Action Program UPdate

UP has been a powerful voice for insureds in 7 of the 10 biggest insurance rulings of the year so far and in the ones to watch for the balance of the year. In Washington D.C. we’re working hard on extending and reforming the National Flood Insurance program…
2017 Advocacy & Action UPdate
2017 Advocacy & Action UPdate

Insurance impacts every American in some way. Not a day goes by when UP doesn’t hear from a person, business, public official or community with an insurance problem. With 25 years of pro-consumer engagement in sales, claims and dispute resolution scenarios, we have a solid…
2016 Advocacy and Action Wrap UP
2016 Advocacy and Action Wrap UP

Post-election predictions suggest our consumer protection work will get even harder and safeguards Congress put in place after the 2008 meltdown to prevent financial abuse may be in jeopardy. But UP scored some very significant gains this year through our Advocacy and Action program and…
Advocacy and Action Update
Advocacy and Action Update

In addition to educating the 400,000 people that used our website last year and the people that call us on the phone or use the buying and claim guidance we distribute through partners like the American Red Cross and United Methodist Committee on Relief, we…
2 Wins in 2 Weeks!
2 Wins in 2 Weeks!

Every day, UP staff and volunteers fight to level the playing field for insurance consumers. UP added 35 policyholder attorneys to our Amicus Project volunteer corps over the last 12 months, bringing our total count to 275! Thanks to these heroes, we are celebrating two…
Spring UPward: A Roadmap to Recovery™ UPdate
Spring UPward: A Roadmap to Recovery™ UPdate

Bach Talk As we work to stay the course in two communities ravaged by wildfires and strive to raise the necessary funds to cover the costs, we are connecting with flood victims and our partners in the Lone Star State.  We are beefing up our Flood…
Onward and UPward – Advocacy and Action Alert
Onward and UPward – Advocacy and Action Alert

This year marks UP’s 25th year and we are off to a productive start. We’ve already racked up two policyholder legal wins and weighed in on legislation that would impact insurance consumers in Arizona, Washington D.C., Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, California, and Hawaii. We’ve hosted…
Things are looking UP – Advocacy and Action UPdate
Things are looking UP – Advocacy and Action UPdate

UP aids in landmark ruling for Pennsylvania policyholders The main purpose of liability insurance is to defend, protect and cover you if you get the scary and expensive news that you’ve been named in a lawsuit. The vast majority of lawsuits get resolved through settlements, not…
Building you UP – Roadmap to Preparedness UPdate
Building you UP – Roadmap to Preparedness UPdate

THRIVE-ing after a flood After a winter storm caused severe flooding south of San Francisco, UP answered evacuees’ insurance questions at a temporary shelter and help center in San Mateo, California. Several months later at an Enhancing Community Resilience Conference hosted by the THRIVE alliance…
Looking UP – Advocacy and Action
Looking UP – Advocacy and Action

The NFIP on the hot seat UP is using the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain important data for our advocacy work on behalf of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders impacted by Superstorm Sandy. We began digging for information on NFIP claim…
Three Tidings to Cheer – Amicus Project UPdate
Three Tidings to Cheer – Amicus Project UPdate

Glad tidings…three consumer wins for the Amicus Project: Allstate Property and Casualty Co. v. Jared Wolfe The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled 5-1 in favor of the position we took as a friend of the court, concluding that statutory bad faith damages may be assigned…
Amicus Project UPdate
Amicus Project UPdate

UP and Running – Our Amicus Project is stronger than ever We have filed 25 briefs since our last newsletter was published and 22 in 2014 alone; state and federal courts across the country are hearing the policyholder voice loud and clear. In California, Indiana,…
Happy Summer!
Happy Summer!

We’re over halfway through 2014 and the UP team is busy as ever… guiding people recovering from floods and fires; helping people make good insurance decisions in preparation for wildfire, tornado, and hurricane seasons; and speaking UP for consumers in courts, the media and legislatures…
3 ways to get prepared this summer
3 ways to get prepared this summer

As summer heats up, spend a few minutes on a home insurance check-up. As many Colorado disaster survivors will tell you, the trauma of a loss is ten times worse if your coverage is out of date or has major gaps. Check your “Coverage A” dwelling…