Mold Grows on House of Farmers
California lawsuit thickens the mold plot growing at Farmers Insurance
"...On June 30 Isabelle Arnold, the former national mold claims manager for Farmers Insurance, filed suit in a..."
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July 18, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The 'Mold Queen' Fights Back
Melinda Ballard beat the insurance companies in court. Now she's carrying her fight to the politicians and the public.
"..."investigating" that claim that eventually the potentially toxic black mold Stachybotrys took hold and began to devour her 12,000-square-foot..."
March 21, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
New Mold Regs Stink
"...decision requiring insurance providers to offer at least some mold damage coverage in standard Texas homeowner policies -- including..."
Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle
It Grows on You
"...companies and homeowner policyholders over the much-debated coverage of mold-damage claims. Like most compromises, the TDI's current proposal to..."
Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle
Molded by Insurance
"...weird world of homeowners' insurance. TDI's recommendation would cap mold-damage claims at $5,000 in standard homeowners insurance policies and..."
Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle
Farmers Insurance: Off the Hook Forever?
Internal memos suggest the insurer frequently mishandled claims -- and the state may not be able to investigate.
"...Internal Farmers Insurance Group claims audits, obtained by the Chronicle, suggest the company has..."
Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Did Farmers Buy Off Nixon?
Whistleblower Isabelle Arnold charges that Farmers Insurance paid noncovered claims by tort-reform sponsor Rep. Joe Nixon to "secure a friend" in the Legislature.
"...payout to Nixon was sent by Farmers' former National Mold Claims manager Isabelle Arnold on April 30 to her..."
Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
No charges pending against the insurer and its best friend in the Lege
"...any criminal conduct in connection with nearly $300,000 in claims paid to state Rep. Joe Nixon, R-Houston, according to..."
Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...Step back, there's a new Mold Queen in town. On June 30 Isabelle Arnold, the..."
July 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
'Mold Queen' Bites Back
"...Melinda Ballard, dubbed the "Mold Queen" by the Texas Assoc. of Business BACPAC in..."
Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Fantastic Fest 2014: The Creeping Garden
Weird Science: Documentary about slime trudges along
"...Unlike the average fungus, a slime mold can actually move. And depending on whom you ask,..."
Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Dan Gentile
Naked City
"...After enduring a summer onslaught of expensive mold insurance claims, Farmers Insurance Group announced last week that..."
Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
News Top 10s
Top 10 News Stories
"...homeowners in the lurch. Farmers claimed that too many mold claims and weather disasters had cut into its Texas..."
Jan. 3, 2003 News Feature
Naked City
Happenings
"...for their anti-consumer efforts and actions related to homeowners' mold claims. Ballard, who has founded a national consumers group..."
Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...under old water quality rules. This is where Daryl's claims of "reinstating SOS" ring hollow. He has not lifted..."
April 26, 2002 Column
Did Farmers Insurance Keep Secrets From the State?
The insurer's lawyers advised keeping the "most troublesome claims" out of sight
"...a year -- possibly avoiding state scrutiny into how claims were being handled...."
Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...premiums, reduce coverage, and fail to properly respond to claims. I applaud Ms. Ballard for her efforts ["The 'Mold..."
April 4, 2003 Column
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Arbitration the Answer to Mold Problem..."
Sept. 20, 2002 Column
Day Trips
"...statuary, 30 miles northwest of Corpus Christi on US77, claims to be the largest manufacturer of concrete statues and..."
Jan. 19, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...predicted, Farmers Insurance has taken its ongoing battle with "Mold Queen" Melinda Ballard to the Texas Supreme Court. Farmers'..."
April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
To Your Health
How is "black vinegar" different from regular vinegar?
"...starch to sugar. In addition to yeast, a unique mold with the official scientific name of Aspergillus oryzae is..."
June 3, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.
Two Tickets to Paradise
Who tickets what in Austin
"...speculation for this new kid on the block," she claims. "We were basically told that we might as well..."
Aug. 27, 2004 Music Feature by Matt Dentler
Collateral Damage
Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans
"...in such a way that they can maintain control," claims Whitfield...."
July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman
Insurance Rates, Round 2
State regulators aren't done yet with Farmers and
State Farm
"...2000 and 2001, due to the large number of claims connected to "non-catastrophic" events and the increase in mold..."
Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...overwhelmingly passed the bond package last February to complete mold remediation at selected campuses, and to perform preventive roof,..."
Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...grand jury into more than $300,000 in questionable insurance claims paid by Farmers Insurance to state Rep. Joe Nixon,..."
Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
"...No one was there at the time. The military claims that the building was a "known al-Qaeda facility," and..."
Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Surreal Science
Looking at three books -- Plague Time, Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy, and The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Roger Gathman observes that for every advance in technology, nature counterbalances with new opportunities for disease.
"...how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin: He found some contaminating mold growing on a petri dish of staphylococchi he had..."
March 2, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman
Painful Splits Along the Way to Stopping Sexual Assault in and Around Austin
Different approaches to accountability lead to rifts throughout the county
"...began shortly after the July 2017 revelation that "a mold-like substance" had been found on the outside of 849..."
March 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
100 Local SXSW Music Acts
A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest
"...15, Saxon Pub, 12mid Smooth R&B crooner in the mold of John Legend, Tje Austin's new LP I Belong..."
