Dallas insurance lawyers also need to know about “title insurance.” When purchasing land or anything that sits on land, the buyer will want to verify that the seller of the land is the true owner of the land and has good title to the land. If the buyer has a…
Arlington lawyers need to have understanding of disability insurance policies to properly advise a prospective client. Regarding the commencement of coverage, disability policies normally require that any claimed disability occur while the policy is in effect or within a specified time after the claimed accident or injury. Here is an…
Arlington insurance attorneys need to know the issues presented in policies of disability insurance. Disability income policies typically specify an amount that will be paid in the event of a disability, as that disability is defined in the policy, and a maximum length of time for which such benefits will…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys who handle disability insurance claims need to know about this case. It is styled Occidental Life Insurance Co. v. Duncan. The opinion was issued by the San Antonio Court of Appeals in 1966. Here is some relevant information. Duncan was engaged in the selling of labels…
Fort Worth Insurance Attorneys need to know an important statute in the Texas Insurance Code. That statute is Section 705.105. The 1969, San Antonio Court of Appeals case, Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Torres, does a good job of explaining the statute. Here are some relevant parts of that…
Dallas life insurance attorneys need to know about the incontestability clause in life insurance contracts. What most people don’t know is that life insurance policies must contain an incontestability clause. This is a paragraph that says the policy will be incontestable after it has been in force during the lifetime…
Dallas life insurance attorneys need to read and know this 1986, Amarillo Court of Appeals case. It is styled, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co v. Dettle. Here is some relevant information: Southern Farm is appealing from a trial court finding in favor or Dettle. The controversy arose from the…
Arlington insurance law attorneys would find this case to be a good case to show clients when trying to explain why the client needs an attorney. The style of the case is, Amy Warmbrod v. USAA County Mutual Insurance Company. This is an El Paso Court of Appeals opinion issued…
Dallas life insurance lawyers need to be aware of this 1981, Eastland Court of Appeals case. The style is Pilot Life Insurance Company v. Koch. Here is some of the relevant information: This is a declaratory judgment case. Pilot Life sought a judgment declaring that it had no duty to…
Arlington life insurance attorneys need to have this 1967, Texas Supreme Court case, at hand in case the need for it arises. The style of the case is, McFarland v. Franklin Life Insurance Company. Here is the relevant information. In 1950, Franklin Life issued a policy of insurance on the…