Is a Grand Prairie resident who purchases an auto policy a person or a consumer for purposes of Texas law? What about residents of Arlington, Fort Worth, Weatherford, or Dallas? Why does it matter? The Texas Insurance Code allows “persons” to bring claims against insurance companies and their agents. The…
A Grand Prairie man is in a wreck and the other guy’s insurance company tells him to get his car fixed and where to go. Same facts, but the guy is from Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Weatherford, or somewhere else in Texas. The insurance company later denies the claim for…
If a resident of Grand Prairie or Arlington or other cities such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Weatherford, and others in Texas has a policy of insurance with a limit and another policy that covers claims that go over the limit of the first insurance policy, what happens if the primary…
Anybody with children in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth, Dallas, or out in Weatherford would want to know how the new federal health bill is being interpreted by lawyers and insurance companies. This was the topic of a recent article in The New York Times. The article is titled…
How does someone living in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, or Weatherford know whether or not they are entitled to benefits under an insurance policy? Let’s see if this helps. In the case, Palma v. Verex Assurance, Inc., a 5th Federal Circuit case, the court stated that an intended…
A Grand Prairie life insurance policy holder passes away. His beneficiaries live in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Weatherford, and Mansfield. Who has “standing”, or the right to enforce the policy of insurance? Uslegal.com defines “standing” as follows: Standing is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court…
A few things for people in Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, and Arlington to know. First, and most important would be to seek the help and advice of an experienced Insurance Law Attorney when having arguements with an insurance company. The second, is to use the Texas Department of Insurance…
Grand Prairie residents and residents of Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Weatherford, and every other town in Texas should know a few things about holding insurance companies accountable. One is, they should always report wrongs to the Texas Department of Insurance. The other thing they should do is contact an experienced…
Grand Prairie residents, residents of Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth, Dallas, Weatherford or anywhere else in Texas have the same insurance laws apply to each other. They all need to know there is a law that prohibits unfair settlement practices in the State of Texas. Texas Insurance Code, Section 541.060, is…
Grand Prairie residents and residents of Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Mansfield, Weatherford, and any other town or city in Texas have a right to have their insurance company and agent be honest with them. Misrepresentation of an insurance policy in Texas is illegal under the Texas Insurance Code and Texas…