A recent article from CBS News examined the homeowner's insurance rates from various cities and states around the nation. Their information comes from Insurance.com, which took a look at various locations against some important criteria that affect the costs of...
Representing People With Denied Insurance Claims
Month: October 2017
Your insurance company won’t pay. Now what?
According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the number one complaint that consumers have about their insurance coverage is delay in handling claims. This concern accounts for over 17 percent of all policyholder complaints. Under Oklahoma state...
Reasons your car insurance claim could be denied
A car crash is an unwelcome event in anyone’s life—suddenly there is a car to be fixed, injuries to treat, everyone else involved in the accident to coordinate with, and insurance claims to submit quickly and accurately. The already frustrating situation...
Managing your parent’s long-term care claim
As your mom or dad ages, you may be noticing signs of a decline in health. You may have expected this if conditions such as Alzheimer's run in your family or if your loved one has already received a diagnosis of a degenerative or debilitating disease. If you and your...
Speed over accuracy: probe focuses on VA claim denials
"[P]ick-n-click and get them moving." Sadly, that description relates to what a health care claims processor with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says has long been the process by which he and fellow employees have evaluated disabled veterans' medical claims...
Does plaintiff need to prove insurer’s ill will in bad-faith claim?
Our blog entry today focuses upon an important proof threshold relevant to a bad-faith claim brought by an injured plaintiff denied coverage under an insurance policy. Before getting into the details below, our experienced policyholders' rights attorneys at the proven...