Proton radiation therapy for select cancer diagnoses has yielded strongly positive outcomes for cancer patients. On the other hand, it has incurred comparatively higher costs for insurance companies in some instances, as well. Those corresponding realities have...
Millions Of Dollars Recovered
For Bad Faith Insurance Denials
Year: 2017
Denied coverage? Talk with an attorney
When you agree with an insurance company so that your car is covered, or so your life is backed up by insurance, or so that your home is protected in case of a terrible natural disaster or unexpected event, you will understandably expect your insurer to make good on...
A frightening insurance-related tale for Oklahomans
Just how proactive is an Oklahoma resident supposed to be in seeking to forge a contractual relationship with an insurance company? Is there a limit to how cautious and diligent such an individual must be when doing research and vetting prospective agents? Most people...
It happens: when insurers rescind policies for improper reasons
Imagine a situation where a claim made under a life or disability insurance policy is denied because a policyholder allegedly lied in the policy application regarding a health-related matter. Unsurprisingly, that happens all the time in Oklahoma and across the country...
Life insurance claim denials are rare but devastating
Death is something everyone must face but few like to think about. It is difficult to let your mind go to the possibilities that might end your life or the circumstances that might take you from your loved ones. However, if your spouse cared enough to consider these...
Warning: having insurance no panacea for persons needing it most
"[A]rranging deck chairs on the Titanic." That is how one poll expert and political consultant commenting on America's health care system in a recent article terms the country's reform efforts when they don't adequately address care accessibility for covered...
Judge employs a single word re insurer’s conduct: audacious
No ambiguity attaches to a judge's ruling in a recent legal dispute involving mega insurer State Farm. In fact, venom fairly leaps from the pen of Pennsylvania judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson in her ruling denying that company's motion to stop pending litigation...
Tactics an insurer might use to try to deny your commercial claim
The attorneys at the Oklahoma City insurance litigation firm of Mansell, Engel & Cole have been forcefully advocating on behalf of diverse clients dealing with denied insurance claims since 1994, with our deep legal team collectively commanding more than a century...
What is UM/UIM insurance coverage, and how does it protect me?
Chances are that you haven't given a lot of thought to the acronym UM/UIM in your Oklahoma auto insurance policy. After all, isn't it commonly the case that we necessarily rely upon an insurance agent to simply tell us what the law mandates and what coverage levels...
Has your insurer left you out in the cold after a damaging storm?
Like many in Oklahoma, you understand that tornados and high-wind storms are a way of life, especially during spring. Recently, a rare summer tornado impressed upon you the need for preparation that may go beyond battening down the hatches. You have certainly taken...