Life insurance attorneys in Dallas can tell you about Section 1103.151 of the Texas Insurance Code. It is often times called the “Slayer Statute.” Here is a 1969, Fort Worth Court of Appeals opinion that dealt with the Slayer Statute when it was Article 21.23 of the Insurance Code. This…
Benbrook insurance lawyers at some point will have to deal with the Slayer Statute which is found in the Texas Insurance Code, Section 1103.151. In 1900, the Slayer Statute did not exist in Texas. A Texas opinion from that time illustrates how it works today. A person has to prove…
A 1955, Beaumont Court of Appeals case discusses a life insurance issue that comes up every once in a while. The case is styled, Pritchett v. Henry. Here is the relevant information from the case. Howard Pritchett and his wife, Clyda Pritchett, the appellants, filed their suit against the appellee,…
Irving insurance lawyers and all insurance lawyers want to spend their time suing insurance companies that commit wrongs against their customers. In doing this, one has to be aware of situations where the customer is the one committing fraud on an insurance company. Otherwise, a lot of time and effort…
Mineral Wells insurance lawyers and all insurance lawyers who keep up with what is happening in bad faith litigation will find this article interesting. It is from the Claims Journal and is titled, Going on the Offensive in Defending Bad Faith Claims. I do not agree with this article but…
Weatherford life insurance attorneys need to know what an insurance company will do when they are unsure who is entitled to life insurance benefits. The answer is that they will file an “interpleader” and notify all people who might have a claim. This was the procedure followed in a 1957…
The Texas Tribune published an article titled, Prosecutors, Insurer Change Controversial Funding Deal. Texas attorneys and all people who buy insurance should sense there was something wrong with this deal. Responding to a flood of criticism about its unusual financial arrangement with a large insurance company, the Travis County District…
Fort Worth life insurance lawyers will see situations where a life insurance company admits it owes money under a life insurance policy but is unable to determine who is owed the money. The proper action is for the life insurance company to interplead the money into a court. A 1957,…
Dallas life insurance lawyers know what an interpleader is and the circumstances under which, cause insurance companies to interplead life insurance proceeds into the court. An old 1931 case illustrates this. The case is styled, McCormick v. Southwestern Life Ins. Co. and is from the Waco Court of Appeals. This…
Fort Worth lawyers will tell you to comply with the policy provisions when making a claim. In this regard, a case from the U.S. District Court McAllen Division is a good read. It is styled, Belinda Santa Maria v. State Farm Lloyds, et al. This a summary judgment ruling and…