Oklahoma and steady jumps in homeowners’ insurance premiums. They go together like bread and butter. Anyone asking Oklahoma residential property owners whether they have noticed a rise in their dwelling-linked insurance payments over the past decade might likely be...
Millions Of Dollars Recovered
For Bad Faith Insurance Denials
Year: 2019
Bad faith not even an arguable proposition in this insurance matter
A federal judge recently decided to bypass a jury’s input on a key question relevant to an insurance dispute. Instead, the court ruled in a summary judgment outcome that an insurer clearly acted in bad faith in its treatment of a policyholder’s claim. The claimant is...
Why did my homeowner’s insurer deny my claim?
In the early weeks of tornado season, you may have been among those unfortunate homeowners who saw recent storms passing through your neighborhood. Like many in Oklahoma, you know how dangerous and destructive these storms can be, and you have done the right thing by...
Fight of her life – against her insurance company
When you are facing daunt challenges linked with a cancer diagnosis, you obviously want to deal with that trial absent the need to waste precious energy on additional matters. Like a nonstop stream of hassle from your insurance company. That was precisely what the...
What is insurance policy rescission, and is it a legal practice?
As a logical lead-in to the above-posed blog headline query, we ask our readers across Oklahoma and elsewhere to consider the following facts. And please note that they are indeed facts and not something merely hypothetical to make a point. The following story is...
Letter sent to Congress targets mental health insurance coverage
If you see the surname “Kennedy” attached to a story with a political bent, you likely conjure up an image or two, don’t you? A recent media piece concerning health care and related insurance coverage does prominently feature a Kennedy and, yes, that individual does...
Cancer survivor now focuses on insurers’ accountability, performance
A cancer survivor underscores in a recent article a truth that is deeply acknowledged by legions of individuals across the country fighting potentially deadly illnesses. She simply notes that they “don’t have the luxury of time or the energy to play insurers’ games.”...
How does life insurance work?
If you have loved ones who depend on you financially, you will want to take the responsible action and include life insurance in your financial planning. Life insurance can be a source of support and relief to those left behind, and it can provide peace of mind for...
A core reason why a health insurer needs to contractually perform
The United States has inspired both global awe and envy over the centuries of its existence, owing to its many protected freedoms and opportunities. People from countries across the world have looked at America as a bastion of hope and enduring upsides, across...
Medical industry concerns, care costs and patient challenges
As an Oklahoma health care policyholder, you just want to be timely and fairly compensated by your insurer when you submit a valid treatment claim, right? It’s not rocket science. You duly satisfy your contractual obligations and rightly expect that your insurance...