Life insurance claim denial cases are usually based on the insurance company’s assertion that the insured made misrepresentations in the life insurance application. A 2021, opinion from the United States 5th Circuit needs to be read when handling these types of cases. The opinion is styled, Mirna Guzman v. Allstate…
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Life Insurance – When Does It Take Effect
Many times, for a life insurance lawyer, the question is, When did the life insurance coverage take effect. This question was partially answered in a 1980 opinion from the Eastland Court of Appeals. The opinion is styled, Durham Life Ins. Co. v. Cole. Kim Cole, a widow, individually and as…
Life Insurance Denial – Incontestability
Life Insurance Lawyers have many potential clients where in the basis for denial of the claim is that insured made a misrepresentation in the policy application within two years of making the application. This two years is called the contestability period. After two years the policy is supposed to be…
Life Insurance Claim Denial – Rescission
Here is a life insurance case wherein the insurance company attempts to have the Court agree to rescission of the policy. It is a 2021, opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Pruco Insurance Company v. Blanca Monica Villarreal – Transamerica Life Insurance Company…
Life Insurance Lawyers – Rescission Of An Insurance Policy
Life Insurance Claim Denials are getting more and more common. But, the insurance companies are beginning to jump ahead of the denials and starting to rescind the policies based on their assertion that there were/are misrepresentations in the insurance application. Statutory Requirements – In addition to common law standards, several…
Life Insurance Lawyers And Attorneys – Claim Denied Due To Misrepresentation
Life Insurance Lawyers who handle claims denied due to the claim that a misrepresentation was made in the life insurance application must read this 2021, opinion from the Amarillo Court of Appeals. It is styled, Bertha Arce, Individually And As Representative Of All Others Similarly Situated v. American National Insurance…
Life Insurance Denial And Who Gets The Benefits
Life insurance claims can take many turns, as any attorney who handles very many of these life insurance claims can tell you. Here is a 2021, opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. It is styled, New York Life Insurance Company v. Srinivas Varati. New York has filed…
Accidental Death Claims Denial
Life insurance claims attorneys are needed any time an insurance company denies a claim. Some cases the attorney will help the client make a recovery and other cases, at least the client had the claim investigated. The Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, issued an opinion in July 2021, dealing…
Accidental Death Insurance Policy – ERISA
Life insurance denials are much more common than people realize. Most people would be of the opinion that once a person had paid for life insurance and then a death occurs, that the policy would pay. That is not the case. Here is an opinion from the Southern District of…
Life Insurance Attorney’s And Beneficiary Dispute
Life Insurance lawyers often see disputes over who is entitled to life insurance proceeds. A 2021, opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, is a dispute over who is entitled to life insurance proceeds. Also, the life insurance policy at issue in this case is governed by the…