Someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dalworthington Gardens, Mansfield, Crowley, Rendon, or anywhere else in Tarrant County or Texas may wonder how long an insurance company has to pay a claim. The answer is, it depends. In 2001, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case, Allstate…
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Delay In Payment Of Claim
People in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Azle, Springtown, Willow Park, Brock, Hudson Oaks, Millsap, Cool, Peaster, Palo Pinto, and other places in Parker and Palo Pinto Counties may wonder: How long does the insurance company have to pay the claim? The “Prompt Payment of Claims statute” is found in the…
Attorney Wins On Insurance Misrepresentation Case
Insured people in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Dallas, Lake Worth, Benbrook, Saginaw, Crowley, Mansfield, and other places in Tarrant County and Texas need to be cautious when dealing with their insurance company agent. A case from the Austin Court of Appeals decided in 2000, is a good example of the…
Attorneys Holding Insurance Company Liable For Unfair Business Practices
Misrepresentations to people in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Dallas, Duncanville, De Soto, Lancaster, Cedar Hill, and other places in Texas can be a reason to sue an insurance company when the misrepresentation causes harm. This issue is discussed in a 1987, Texas Supreme Court case styled, The Aetna Casualty and…
Insurance Complaints
People in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Saginaw, Bedford, Hurst, Euless, Grapevine, Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Boyd, Newark, or anywhere else in and around Tarrant County should know a little bit about the insurance company they are buying their insurance from. The Texas Department of Insurance is a good resource to use to…
Insurance Agents And Releases Against Insurance Companies
People in Weatherford, Aledo, Azle, Hudson Oaks, Willow Park, Mineral Wells, Millsap, Brock, Cool, Springtown, Peaster, Poolville, Whitt, and other places in Parker County need to make sure they know what they are doing when they sign a release for a claim they have against an insurance company. The Texas…
Lawyers And Home Owners Claims
Home owners in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Grapevine, Colleyville, Irving, Crowley, De Soto, Dallas, Fort Worth, Mesquite, Lake Worth, and other places in the DFW metropolitan area do not have some of the fears and concerns that home owners along the Gulf Coast have. But there are always concerns about claims…
Insurance Lawyer Needed
People needing an attorney in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Irving, Fort Worth, Dallas, and other places in Texas will probably get confused on this case and realize the necessity of hiring an experienced Insurance Law Attorney. The Amarillo, Court of Appeals, issued an opinion on October 17, 2011, styled, In…
Homeowners Insurance Claims
Anybody in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Azle, Hudson Parks, Willow Park, Brock, Millsap, Cool, Springtown, or anywhere else in Parker County, who owns a home, will find this interesting. The Houston Chronicle published a story on October 13, 2011, titled, Home Insurance Rates Rise As Coverage Falls. The author is…
Where Appraisal Does Not Apply
If someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Crowley, Mansfield, Benbrook, Burleson, Keene, or anywhere else the metroplex area reads their homeowners insurance policy, they will probably find an appraisal clause. This clause usually, is for the benefit of the insurance company. As a result, getting around that clause is a good…