Insurance agents in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Willow Park, Hudson Oaks, Azle, Millsap, Brock, Cool, Springtown, or anywhere else in Parker County will make mistakes. The question becomes: What can be done about it? A 1979, Texas Supreme Court case is still good law for that question. The style of…
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Insurance Agent Responsibility In Texas
An insurance agent in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Willow Park, Pool, Millsap, Brock, Azle, Peaster, and other places Parker County and Texas can be liable for failing to provide you with the insurance you have requested, plus the insurance company can be liable for the agent. The Texas…
Deductibles
For someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Colleyville, Keller, Roanoke, Saginaw, or anywhere else in Tarrant County or Texas, knowing and understanding the deductibles in an insurance policy is important. The Washington Post ran an article on September 8, 2011, titled “Irene Storm Damage Led…
Insurance Agent Responsibility
An insurance agent in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Fort Worth, Dalworthington Gardens, Mansfield, Crowley, or anywhere else in Tarrant County or Texas is capable of making a mistake. But what if the mistake results in one of his customers not having the coverage they need when a claim…
Lender-Placed Policies
On occasion someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Mansfield, De Soto, Duncanville, Cedar Hill, Irving, or some where else in North Texas will find themselves in a situation where they have lender-placed insurance on their property. This is also sometimes called forced-placed insurance. These types of insurance usually…
Disability Insurance Policies
A lot of people in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Irving, Fort Worth, Dallas, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and other places in Texas will have a disability policy. What they need to understand is the conditions under which the policy pays benefits. The Texas, 14th Court of Appeals, issued an opinion recently…
Bad Faith Insurance Claims
An insured in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, or anywhere else in North Texas might wonder how an under-insured motorist claim works. That is a long answer, but here is how some of it worked in this situation. The Dallas Court of Appeals issued an opinion on August 12,…
Who Is The Named Insured
People who buy insurance in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Mansfield, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Mesquite, Richardson, and other places in the DFW metroplex area need to make sure the named insured on an insurance policy is the person or business who needs to be covered by the policy. A…
Timely Payment Of Claims
An insured in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Willow Park, Peaster, Azle, Springtown, Millsap, Brock, Cool, Poolville, or anywhere else in Parker County would expect any claim they make to be paid in a timely manner. So what happens if it is not paid in time? A 1995, Amarillo…
Delay In Paying Claim
A resident in Grand Prairie, Weatherford, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Mineral Wells, Mansfield, Crowley, Benbrook, Aledo, or anywhere else in Texas may wonder how long an insurance company has to pay a claim after the claim is made. The answer is not always easy. Worse though, is how to bring…