Dallas insurance attorneys should know examples of the ways insurance companies commit bad faith insurance code violations with their insured customers. Most of these violations can be found in Chapter 541 of the Texas Insurance Code. The Texas Department of Insurance is a place to go to file a complaint…
Dallas insurance lawyers will find that misrepresentations by insurance agents and companies are a big area of litigation in insurance cases. One of the most common reasons for an insurance dispute is the complaint that someone misrepresented something. Sometimes it is the company saying the insured made misrepresentations in the…
Parker County lawyers need to have a basic understanding of how to see bad faith insurance when it happens. To understand the different ways disputes can arise, it is helpful to consider the sequence of events that are likely to occur. To do this, try to divide the purchase of…
Dallas lawyers need to be aware of insurance companies that are breaking the laws so that they can scrutinize new cases with an awareness of the wrongs these companies have a history of performing. The Virginia Times Dispatch ran an article on April 10, 2013, titled, Texas Insurance Firm Accused…
Weatherford attorneys who do insurance cases have to be able to draw the distinction between a case where an insurance company has treated one of its insureds wrong and when it has not, in order to be able to discuss the case appropriately with the client. Here are two examples…
Fort Worth attorneys need to be able to recognize bad faith insurance as it relates to cancellation of an insurance policy. The Texas Insurance Code, Section 551.109, tells us that upon the request of the insured, the insurance company must provide a written statement of the reason for canceling a…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to keep up with what is happening in bad faith cases across the country. The Insurance Journal published an article that deals with this issue across the country. It tells us a rising tide of first-party bad faith decisions is defining the contours of the…
Weatherford bad faith attorneys need to know about this recent court opinion from the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals. The style of the case is Ruth McGhan v. Farmers Insurance Exchange. Here are some facts. This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of Farmers Insurance Exchange,…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to make part of their job, keeping up with games the insurance companies play. A recent article by The Texas Tribune tells us a little about a game State Farm Insurance Company has been up to. Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman responded to Sen. Rodney Ellis’…
Weatherford lawyers handling insurance claims need to have an understanding of about “good faith and fair dealing” as it relates to an insurance company’s duty it owes one of its insureds. This is an area of law that a lot of attorneys do not know a lot about. Insurance law…