Fort Worth insurance lawyers and those in Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and other places in Tarrant County need to know about this. ABC News ran a story on January 7th that makes you angry. Here is what the story tells us: A Staten Island couple said their insurance company short-changed…
Mineral Wells attorneys and those in Graford, Weatherford, Cool, Millsap, Garner, and other places in Parker and Palo Pinto Counties need to understand how insurance policies work and are interpreted. There is a Texas Supreme Court opinion issued in 1999, that is worth reading. The case is styled Urrutia v.…
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers and those in Garland, Mesquite, Richardson and other places in Dallas County need to know the insurance laws in Texas. But they also need to know what is going on in other states. The Detroit Free Press published an article on January 2, 2013, that an…
Dallas insurance attorneys and those in De Soto, Duncanville, Cedar Hill, and other parts of Dallas County need to know when or if an insurance company is properly voiding an insurance policy. In addition to the common law standards, several statutory provisions regulate an insurance company’s ability to avoid coverage…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys and those in Benbrook, Burleson, Lake Worth, and other parts of Tarrant County need to know the effect of the representations made in an insurance application. There is an important distinction between statements by the insured that are considered to be representations and those considered to…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers and those in Arlington, Grapevine, North Richland Hills, and other places in Tarrant County know that auto liability insurance coverage is mandatory in the State of Texas if you are operating a motor vehicle. What would be surprising to most in Texas is that some states…
Dallas insurance lawyers and those in Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Carrollton, and other places in Dallas County will end up seeing cases involves claims for Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. PIP is required coverage in Texas on automobile insurance. The Texas Insurance Code, Sections 1952.151 through 1952.161, discuss this coverage. All…
Dallas insurance lawyers and those in Mesquite, Garland, Richardson, and other places in Dallas need to know the different ways insurance companies operate. One of those is rescinding a policy. As a general principle, prior to a loss an insurance company has the right to rescind the policy procured through…
Grand Prairie insurance attorneys and those in Irving, Duncanville, Arlington, and other places in Texas need to understand issues that can arise related to the expiration of an insurance policy. A Texas Supreme Court opinion decided in 1985, said that an insurance agent who receives commissions from a customer’s payment…
Weatherford attorneys need to know the different ways insurance law applies to the non-renewal of an insurance policy. “Non-renewal” refers to termination of coverage at the end of the policy period. It is important for a policy holder to understand that absent a contractual entitlement to renew a policy, an…