National insurer Geico should have quit when it was ahead. Arguably, that was when it could have formally settled a policyholder’s accident claim by writing a $50,000 check. The company pursued another tack, though. Namely, it opted to counter the motor vehicle crash...
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Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner acts in wake of severe weather
There is no question where Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready’s mindset is focused these days. Official statements from Mulready’s office stress that his department is strongly thinking about the welfare of Oklahoma insurance policyholders in the wake of a...
Oklahomans outsized targets for insurance premium spikes
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...
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...
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...
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...
It’s small wonder why Americans are so concerned with health care
Americans are hardly a one-of-a-kind bunch. Based on any number of reports or studies, we seem to collectively line up on opposing sides as proponents and critics concerning just about any subject matter. Except perhaps health care. We doubt at Mansell, Engel &...
Insurer castigated in wake of disability rights activist’s death
Carrie Ann Lucas lived a dynamic and meaningful life that ended early late last month at the age of 47. Friends and advocates of her tireless work as an attorney on behalf of disabled individuals say that Lucas’ premature death was not only sad, but potentially...
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...
Insurer continues to take heat in wake of volcanic Hawaii blast
Hawaii’s huge Kilauea volcano violently erupted last year. The wake of that cataclysmic event has spawned continuous seismic activity, both natural and human-based. We touch upon the latter in today’s blog post. We referenced Kilauea’s tirade in our July 31, 2018,...