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…
Someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Keller, Saginaw, Roanoke, Fort Worth, or anywhere else in Tarrant County might ask, “Why do I have to submit to an examination under oath?” Here is a case that might shed some light to that question. The case is styled, Shannon…
Anyone in Grand Prairie, Weatherford, Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, Aledo, or anywhere else in Texas may ask the question which is the title of this post. The answer is not as easy as one would hope it to be. The Texas Insurance Code has a subchapter titled “Prompt Payment of…
If you have insurance in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Mansfield, Dallas, Irving, Mesquite, Garland, or anywhere else in Texas, you would like to think that when you make a claim against your insurance company, that they are going to pay your claim and they are going to pay it…
Someone in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Willow Park, Brock, Millsap, Peaster, Azle, Cool, Cresson, or anywhere else in Parker or Palo Pinto Counties might wonder – How long do I have to give an insurance to pay a claim before I can do something about it? The lawyerly…
It would be natural for someone in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Mesquite, Garland, Farmers Branch, Duncanville, De Soto, or anywhere else to think that a claim should be paid pretty soon after it is made. Here is a case to read and think about the next time an…
How long can an insurance company take to pay a claim to an insured in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Richardson, or anywhere else in Texas. The answer is – as long as they want – and even if they have good reason for the delay – it…
If someone in Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Carrollton, Garland, Mesquite, Grapevine, Duncanville, Burleson, or anywhere else in Texas, has a life insurance policy, how long does the life insurance company have before it has to pay the benefits to the beneficiary? The answer is, it depends. But the…
Someone in Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Mesquite, Garland, Plano, Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas, may experience a delay in being paid when making a claim against their insurance company. Is that ok? The answer is no, according to the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act. The…
A Grand Prairie resident makes a claim to his insurance company for benefits. This could be a resident of Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Weatherford, or any other city in Texas. A question often comes up that goes like this, “How long does the insurance company have before they have to…