An insurance lawyer wants to be able to know when an agent can be held liable for his actions in selling an insurance policy. A Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.] looked at this issue in 2003. The style of the case is, Vecellio Insurance Agency v. Underwriters Insurance Company.…
Insurance law attorneys can tell war stories about situations where an insurance agent has been caught stealing from customers. This was recently highlighted in an August 29, 2016, article published by the Insurance Journal. The article is titled “California Insurance Agent Nabbed For Fraud Scheme Involving 100-Plus Policies.” Vicki Lee…
The answer to the question can be found by Arlington insurance lawyers in the 1994, Texas Supreme Court opinion styled, Celtic Life Insurance Company v. Coats. The insured’s owner met with a soliciting agent of Celtic to discuss the potential purchase of insurance. The owner advised the agent he wanted…
Dallas insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss with clients when an insurance agent may or may not have liability for their actions or lack thereof. A 2003, Beaumont Court of Appeals case is good reading on this subject. The case is styled, Stroman Realty, Inc. v. State Farm…
The Insurance Journal published an article in June 2016 that points out the minority of insurance agents. However, insurance attorneys all over the state can describe situations where an agent simply cheats people. The Journal article is titled, Texas Insurance Agent Arrested In Scam Targeting Elderly Clients. A Lubbock, Texas-based…
Arlington insurance lawyers need to understand the situations where an insurance agent has responsibility to his customer and when not. A 1996, Fort Worth Court of Appeals cases discusses this issue. The case is styled, Sledge v. Mullin. On January 25, 1988, Ruby Sledge notified her insurance agent, Mullin, that…
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers will often run into situations where a person says, “My agent didn’t tell me about that.” A Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.] opinion discusses some of what an agent is responsible for telling a customer. The case is styled, North American Shipbuilding v. Southern Marine…
Texas insurance lawyers need to know when an insurance agent is liable for what he says or does not say and when he is not liable. This is partially illustrated in a 2000, San Antonio Court of Appeals case styled, Nwaigwe v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Moses Nwaigwe…
The Insurance Journal published an article in May 2016, that insurance lawyers and consumers will find interesting. The article is titled, Fraud Lead to 20 Year Prison Sentence for Houston Insurance Agent. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson that a Houston-based insurance agent has been sentenced to 20 years in…
As any insurance lawyer working in Grand Prairie can tell you, the insurance can be held liable for improper action or inaction. This is illustrated in the 1998, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Garrison Contractors. Garrett, an agent of Liberty Mutual whose duties included soliciting…