By Shorting Customers Insurers Make Massive Profits

It’s no secret that insurance companies are in business to make money, but the lengths some insurance companies go to in order to increase profits is alarming. In fact, dozens of posts on this blog have alerted our readers to…

Posted by admin on December 18, 2011

The Games Insurance Companies Play

I did not think of the title to this post, it was written in an opinion from Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. In reviewing the transcript of an examination under oath in Jose De Leon vs. Great American Assurance…

Posted by admin on October 19, 2011

State Farm Allegedly Defrauded the Illinois Supreme Court and Gave Millions to a Judge Who Would Overturn a Billion Dollar Verdict Against It

The Chicago Tribune reported that State Farm allegedly defrauded the Illinois Supreme Court by covering up that it funneled millions of dollars into the campaign of Illinois Supreme Court Judge Lloyd Karmeier. After he was elected to the Illinois Supreme…

Posted by admin on October 7, 2011

[Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog] Contractors Cannot Legally Negotiate Insurance Claims

Following massive hail damage losses, the Arizona Department of Insurance issued a statement which reiterates a warning I have given time and again: [C]ontractors cannot “negotiate” the settlement of the insurance claim with the insurance company representatives on behalf of…

Posted by admin on July 13, 2011

What’s So Bad About Insurance Companies’ Use of Preferred Service Providers?

When policyholders suffer a property loss and their insurance adjuster confirms coverage for some or all of the loss, many policyholders will hear the following from their adjuster: “We [the insurer] have a Preferred Service Providers list of recommended contractors…

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Florida Senate Passes Anti-Consumer Insurance Legislation

You can tell it is not an election year when consumers lose valuable rights because politicians, who promised to serve them, vote against consumer interests. Yesterday, I wrote a post, Good Guys Prevail Over Insurance Lobby, about a pro-consumer victory…

Posted by admin on May 15, 2011

Can a Bad Faith Claim Include a Claim for Mental Anguish in Texas?

The legal precedent on bad faith claims across the country reflects a variety of allegations against insurance companies regarding the improper handling of insurance claims. Improperly denying a claim, not paying enough and delaying payment are probably the allegations that…

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More on the Texas Appellate Court’s Finding of Carrier’s Breach

Last week in my post titled Can a Bad Faith Claim Include a Claim for Mental Anguish in Texas?, I addressed Texas Farmers Ins. Co. v. Cameron, 24 S.W.3d 386 (Tex. App. 2000). The portion of the case that I…

Posted by admin on April 17, 2011

A Tribute to Hurricane Katrina Judge Senter

Slabbed brought to my attention that U.S. District Judge Senter was retiring in Federal Judge L.T. Senter is Retiring. Ex Rel Rigsby to be Transfered to Another Judge. An unsung hero in the Katrina litigation, Sun-Herald investigative reporter Anita Lee,…

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Cop Blows Whistle on Insurance Agent

In the category of fact is stranger than fiction, the following newspaper article about human nature and the concept of retaliation intrigued me: Cop Blows Whistle on Insurance Agent By Ryan Abbott JACKSBORO, Tenn. (CN) – A police officer sued…

Posted by admin on April 12, 2011