Executive Services, Inc. v. Karwowski

Opinion

PETERS, J.

For a fee, public insurance adjusters assist property owners in receiving insurance payments for insured fire losses. Section 38a-788-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which determines the fee that insurance adjusters may charge, permits them to recover a fixed percentage “of the amount of the loss when adjusted with the Insurance Companies or otherwise recovered . . . ,”1 The issue in this case *126is whether the amount “otherwise recovered” is the gross amount of the insured’s recovery or the net amount after an insured has paid attorney’s fees and mortgage…