Archive for August, 2008

AIG Denies Life Insurance Claim for Iraq Vet

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The parents of an Iraq war veteran have sued his insurance company after it refused to pay his life insurance.  In the lawsuit filed in Kanawha Circuit Court in July, Stan and Shirley White of Cross Lanes maintain that, “Houston-based American General Life Insurance Co. wrongly denied them the proceeds ...

What to Do if Your Insurance Claim is Denied

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

A serious illness or a lengthy stay in the hospital is always stressful.  It’s not a time you want to be worried about your insurance coverage.  Unfortunately for some customers, this is when they learn that their insurance company has denied their claim. When a claim is denied, here are your ...

Oregon Insurer Denies Cancer Patient Treatment

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Barbara Wagner’s doctor had unfortunate news when he informed her that her insurance company, Oregon Health Plan, had denied her claim for necessary treatment.  The 64-year-old Oregon woman has lung cancer that had once been in remission, but has since returned. Barbara’s doctor had prescribed her with a drug to help ...

Bad Faith Insurance Companies

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

A recent research study “The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America,” conducted by the American Association for Justice, suggests that one of the main reasons some of the top insurance companies are booming is because they have embarked on aggressive policies to avoid paying out claims, whether the claims are ...

Allstate Pays $16 Million Due to Bad Faith

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Allstate Insurance Co. has lost its appeal of a nearly $16 million prior judgment against it for not settling a claim for the $50,000 limit on an auto insurance policy.  The Missouri Court of Appeals “upheld an award of more than $5.8 million in compensatory damages and $10.5 million in ...