With the average age of Americans constantly rising, numerous people, including many here in Oklahoma, are concerned with how they will pay for long-term care should they need it. There is a question regarding whether traditional insurance policies have a good track...
Millions Of Dollars Recovered
For Bad Faith Insurance Denials
Month: February 2019
With adverse publicity potentially on tap, insurer reverses stance
Many readers of our Oklahoma pro-claimants’ insurance law blog perhaps see stories occasionally that spotlight insured parties’ policy wins linked with the intervention of a media source. That is, an individual who encounters only repeated denials from an insurer...
Insurance reality: notably small check for legitimate claim
Let us count the ways. That an insurance company often seeks to thwart policyholders’ expectations, that is, specifically concerning paltry check amounts that don’t remotely compensate for actual damages suffered. That happens of course, and with enough regularity to...
Insurer “way over the line” loses challenge against levied fines
It’s always news when the Goliath in a given industry suffers a stern court rebuke, and it’s thus unsurprising to see recent accounts involving a setback for UnitedHealthGroup receive major press coverage. UHG is the biggest insurance company in the United States, and...
Doctor makes point by refusing to work with “antagonistic” insurer
An insurance company is engaging in far from neutral behavior in its repeated refusals to authorize necessary treatment for his patient, says a doctor in one state. Rather, its actions are purposefully antagonistic. Moreover, the doctor (a psychologist) states that...