Arlington lawyers handling insurance disability claims need to know all the places to look to find law helpful to their client. This includes not only the Texas Insurance Code, but also the Texas Administrative Code. But first, a case helpful to disability case understanding is a 1970, El Paso Court…
Dallas life insurance lawyers need to read this 1979, Amarillo Court of Appeals opinion. It is styled, Allied Bankers Life Insurance Company v. Mary De La Cerda. On December 27, 1976, Paul A. De La Cerda secured a $9,000 group credit life insurance certificate from Allied. The certificate contained a…
Lawyers and attorneys handling insurance claims in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas need to be able to discuss subrogation issues with clients who have been injured by third parties. Bloomberg Businessweek published an article on April 7, 2015, that discusses this issue. It is titled, “How An Insurer Is…
Palo Pinto County insurance lawyers need to understand life insurance. Life insurance pays a stated amount of benefits to the beneficiary upon the insured’s death. Typically, the policy has a “face amount” that is, a stated value that is payable. Some policies may offer increased benefits if the insured dies…
The life insurance application must be attached to the life insurance policy. Any experienced life insurance attorney in the Dallas and Fort Worth area can tell you this. It is emphasized in a Texas Supreme Court case in 1975, styled, Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America. This is a…
Mineral Wells insurance lawyers know to tell clients to not negotiate checks from an insurance company that represent a refund of paid premiums. But what happens if the check is cashed by the client? A 2006, Federal District Court in Houston Texas is worth reading. The style of the case…
Here is an interesting twist for local life insurance attorneys. This is a 1997, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals case. It is styled, Riner v. Allstate Life Insurance Company. Riner sued Allstate after Allstate refused to pay benefits under a temporary insurance agreement on the life of her father, Robert…
Fort Worth life insurance lawyers can tell you that a policy of life insurance must have attached to it, a copy of the application. Texas Insurance Code, Section 705.103 clearly states: Except as otherwise provided by this code, a life insurance policy must be accompanied by a copy of: (1)…
Dallas insurance lawyers will see lots of situations where a person has their life insurance claim denied for the stated reason that the insured made a misrepresentation in the application for insurance. There are a few common law rules standards that apply. It is also important at this stage to…
Texas insurance lawyers need to have an understanding about the reasons an insurance can properly rescind a policy or to put it another way – the reasons an insurance company cannot properly rescind a policy. As a general principle, prior to a loss an insurance company has the right to…