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Sort by date 2,574 pages found matching farmers insurance- State Farm Vehicle Insurance: What Price for Totaled?
Oct-4-07 Los Angeles, CA Most people assume that if they are ever in a car accident and their vehicle is totaled, they will receive the appropriate dollar amount for their vehicle, based on the vehicle's worth. However, car owners who deal with State Farm Auto Insurance may not necessarily receive an amount related to what their car is worth. Some car owners are... - AARP Misleading Medical Insurance Policies
The AARP is voluntarily suspending sales of several AARP health insurance policies , namely benefit plans administered by United Health Care insurance , pending the completion of "a comprehensive review" of the issues. The review is part of a large investigation into health costs and insurance policies, which is focusing on limited-benefit plans. ... - Insurance Company ER Services Denial Lawsuit Information
Several insurance companies are refusing to cover emergency room visits, telling their policy holders/patients that they must pay for emergency services if the insurer deems the ER visit “unnecessary”. This new policy began with Anthem Insurance Company, which decides whether to pay an emergency room bill based on a doctor’s diagnosis — not the reas... - Attorney Kip Scott Answers Personal Injury Questions
Jul-27-10 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Kip Scott and the Personal Injury Law Center team have been assisting people who have suffered a personal injury for over a decade by maximizing the compensation they receive for their injuries. The firm has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of their injured clients. LawyersandSettlements: What personal injury cases d... - MetLife Long-term Disability Lawsuit Information & Legal News
MetLife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) faces long term disability lawsuits alleging the company unjustly or improperly denied, delayed, or canceled long term disability benefits . Insurance lawsuits filed against MetLife allege the company has breached its contract with policyholders by cancelling insurance benefits or by unreasonably denying... - Another Month, Another 300 Syngenta Lawsuits
May-19-15 Topeka, KS In only one month, the number of Syngenta lawsuits has reportedly grown by 300, to almost 1,800 GMO corn seed lawsuits. That jump in the number of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade lawsuits reflects anger on the part of farmers, who say they were sold products that cannot be exported to China. According to court documents , the laws... - Farmers Insurance Settles Bad Faith Class Action
Farmers Insurance of Arizona has settled a 'bad faith' class action originally filed in January 2004, for a reported $3 million. The suit stemmed from allegations by a customer, Tucson resident Paul Schwam, that a business practice enacted in 2001 was a breach of Schwam's policy and policies owned by certain other customers. The policy was related to c... - Forced-Placed Insurances Leaves Homeowners Out in the Cold
Sep-6-16 Washington, DC: There is little doubt that the act of allowing homeowner insurance to lapse on a mortgaged property is not, with little exception, done maliciously. For most, the lapse of property insurance has more to do with human error (forgetting to renew), or financial hardship (“do we pay the insurance this month, or feed the baby?”) Ther... - Plaintiff Files Putative Forced-Placed Insurance Class Action
Jul-21-16 Chicago, IL: As Americans continue to bring Lender insurance lawsuits against entities that allegedly force-place insurance onto property owners at higher rates, Canadians who own property in the US continue to be warned about the potential for lenders insurance. RBC, otherwise known as the Royal Bank of Canada, continues to advise its clients ownin... - State Farm Accident Surcharge
Feb-28-07 Los Angeles, CA: State Farm Auto Insurance policy holders who live in California and who purchased policies between 1997 and 2002 may be eligible for reimbursement if they paid an accident surcharge on their policies. The accident surcharge, also referred to as a Non-Verifiable Accident Record Surcharge, is illegal in California. It was charged as an... - Multistate Forced-Placed Insurance Class Action to Go Ahead
Aug-15-14 San Francisco, CA A broad Lender insurance class action that spans 40 different states was given the go-ahead earlier this summer by a US Magistrate. The now-certified class-action lawsuit alleges US Bank benefited from kickbacks by placing lenders insurance through American Security Insurance Co. (ASIC). Plaintiffs claim the insurance was also expensi... - Midfirst Bank Settles Forced-Placed Class Action for $2.7 Million
May-23-14 New York, NY Yet another Force-placed insurance lawsuit accusing a major bank of forcing unnecessary flood insurance onto the backs of homeowners at inflated rates and profiting from the forced placement has settled for $2.7 million. The lender insurance class-action lawsuit, which involved Midfirst Bank in a consolidated action that also had Citigr... - New York Urges National Adoption of Force-Placed Insurance Reforms
Aug-12-13 Albany, NY Lost somehow in the shadow of much larger settlements with Assurant Inc. ($14 million) and Wells Fargo Bank ($19.5 million) is a $10 million penalty against QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (QBE) following an investigation by New York’s Department of Financial Services into allegations of price gouging and kickbacks related to the provision of len... - Assurant Inc. Faces $14 Million in Penalties Over Forced-Place Insurance
May-4-13 New York, NY It’s not clear if mortgage holders requiring homeowners insurance to protect their collateral are actually happy when a struggling homeowner feels the need to drop their insurance. You wonder. Because in such an instance, homeowners can be forced to accept insurance, known as Force-Place Insurance , at rates much higher than is the no... - Investigation Underway into Mortgage Insurance Practices
Aug-21-12 Newark, NJ Following concerns regarding certain force-placed insurance companies and their practices comes news that a mortgage insurance investigation has been undertaken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Though force-placed insurance differs from mortgage insurance, force-placed insurance lawsuits have also been filed against some banks an... - Aetna Long-term Disability Lawsuit Information & Legal News
Long-term disability insurance companies such as Aetna, have a duty to pay out their policies to policyholders who suffer injury or illness and can no longer carry out their job duties. Some long-term disability companies such as Aetna have faced insurance lawsuits alleging they failed to pay their policies as set out in their contracts. ... - Homeowners and Regulators Take Action against Force-Placed Insurance Companies
Apr-26-14 Miami, FL Following increased media coverage regarding force-placed insurance and recent force-placed insurance lawsuits and settlements, regulators in Florida have taken action to protect homeowners in the state from allegedly predatory practices. Two companies that offer force-placed insurance, also called lender-placed insurance, will have to comply... - Wells Fargo to Pay $19 Million in Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
May-25-13 Miami, FL In yet another settlement involving a force-placed insurance lawsuit , a major financial firm has agreed to pay $19 million to settle allegations about its force-placed insurance practices. The force-placed insurance class action was filed against Wells Fargo in 2011, on behalf of Florida homeowners. According to South Florida Business Jou... - Home Warranty Insurance Claim Denied Lawsuit
Lawsuits have been filed against various home warranty companies alleging the companies practice bad faith insurance . Specifically, customers allege in these home warranty lawsuits that home warranty providers—that is, third party administrators (TPA) that offer extended warranties —illegally deny claims, a situation similar to having an... - Good Faith Floridian Claimants are Met with Bad Faith Insurers
Feb-5-08 Tampa, FL: Floridians are fighting mad, and most Americans would agree with their reasoning for feeling outraged. Large insurance companies have allegedly requested that Florida residents willingly agree to an extended range of risk in policies provided to them. However, the same insurance companies that entreated its client base to acquiesce to this ch...