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Feb-9-07 Seattle, WA: Insurance giant UnumProvident has announced that it will change its name, but whether or not the company's business practices will also change is still in doubt. UnumProvident announced in mid-January that as part of a rebranding effort the company's name would be changed to Unum Group. The name change is part of an effort by the company... - Legal Options for Motorcycle Accident Victims: Pursuing Compensation and Justice
Jun-16-23 Chicago, IL While the law entitles you to the right to file a personal injury claim or lawsuit and obtain fair compensation for all damages in a motorcycle accident , the process isn’t straightforward. You still need to fight against the at-fault driver and their insurance company. A motorcycle accident lawyer can help protect your rights and secure... - What You Should Know About Denied Disability: Washington Disability Attorney Weighs In
Sep-30-14 Seattle, WA Disability attorney Chris Roy has won a lot more Washington denied disability cases than he has lost because he evaluates individual cases and only takes those he believes the client will win. Long term disability: DIY? Most of Roy’s clients seek his help after they have been denied long term disability. “I think it is m... - Wrongly Denied Insurance Claims
Feb-7-14 Baltimore, MD When it comes to dealing with insurance companies, some people have the opinion that, no matter what, it is going to be a long, drawn-out process. Insurance companies have not helped themselves, with so many claims of bad faith insurance being leveled against insurance providers. Of course, with so many claims made in a day, there are bou... - Out of Network Overcharges - Overcharge Legal Help - LawyersAndSettlements.com
The New York Attorney General's Health Care Report has determined that the Consumer Reimbursement System is 'Code Blue': they found its database to be "unreliable, inadequate and wrong". For the past year, legal experts have been conducting investigations into allegations that health insurance companies conspired to reduce insurers' reimbursements by cha... - AARP Making Money Off Royalties
Dec-11-08 Detroit, MI If you signed up for AARP Insurance because you were told that you would save money, it may have come as a surprise to you that you may be paying more than the average person for your insurance policies. In fact, some AARP health insurance and other insurance, including auto insurance, could be well above the norm. Instead of saving money, yo... - Bad Faith Insurance Like a Bad Reality TV Show
Dec-9-08 Jefferson County, TX How is this for a reality TV show? 'Bad Faith Insurance: How Far Will They Go to Deny a Legitimate Bad Faith Insurance Claim ?' Okay, the title is a bit long, but you get the idea. An insurance bad faith attorney is a busy boy these days, thanks in part to all those insurance companies acting in bad faith, denying legitimate claims fr... - Universal Underwriters Life Insurance Co. agrees to pay over $2.4 million settlement in automobile credit insurance dispute.
Austin, TX: (May-28-08) Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Universal Underwriters Life Insurance Co., an automobile credit insurance company, alleging that it unlawfully withheld insurance premiums from than 12,000 Texans who paid off their vehicle loans early. Federal sources stated that the Office of the Attorney General had brought s... - Unfair Insurance: Policies Cancelled, Rates Doubled, Homeowners Abandoned
Oct-18-07 Eastham, MA Despite the fact that insurance companies continue to rake in record profits, homeowners by the thousands are seeing their policies cancelled or given the thumbs-down at renewal time, as their carriers try to limit future liability. They can't afford another $40 billion hit like that of Katrina, the carriers say. And so, over the past... - Long Term Insurance: Many Customers Unreasonably Denied Claims
Apr-2-07 New York, NY: Reaction to a New York Times article (March 26, 2007) highlighting problems with the long term insurance has been widespread, with people across the US condemning the actions of companies like Conseco. From Hillary Rodham Clinton asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into the matter, to individuals filing lawsuits aga... - UnumProvident Now Unum Group
Mar-14-07 Chattanooga, TN: UnumProvident has now officially changed its name to Unum Group in an effort to rebrand the embattled insurance provider. In fact, Unum Group was the name the company had when it was based in Maine. Unum Group changed to UnumProvident after the 1999 merger of Unum Corp and Provident Cos. As of March 2, 2007, UnumProvident began using... - Not All Denied Disability Claims Are Equal
Nov-5-14 Baltimore, MD When it comes to dealing with denied disability , not all claims are equal. Bad faith insurance lawsuits are filed alleging disability claims have been improperly denied. In some cases, the policyholder is right and the insurance company has shown poor conduct. But sometimes, insurance policies are properly denied. The key is knowing when... - Wildfire & Forest Fire Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Although many wildfires are caused by natural occurrences such as lightning strikes, some fires may also be set intentionally in acts of arson or vandalism. In other cases, controlled burns can quickly get out of control, threatening the property and safety of people who live nearby. Carelessness, such as leaving a campfire burning or tossing a lit... - Changes to California Insurance Don’t Help
Aug-15-13 Fresno, CA A California woman whose life has been described as “a living hell” blames the insurance underwriter, in association with her former employer, for leaving her high and dry with denied disability insurance for the past eight years. Injured on the job in 2003, she was only paid benefits for two years. In spite of substantial eviden... - CIGNA to Settle Lawsuit Brought by California and Other States
May-26-13 Sacramento, CA CIGNA will pay approximately $70 million to settle lawsuits filed by California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over the company’s denied disability insurance claims . The lawsuit, which involved long-term disability denials, was filed against CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insu... - $53M Settlement Reached In Milk Products Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $52 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust class action lawsuit pending against several milk producers alleging they conspired to fix milk prices. According to the complaint, the defendants, namely National Milk Producers Federation aka Cooperatives Working Together (CWT), Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Land O’Lake... - Two California Insurance Denials Lead to Health Net Lawsuits
Dec-12-12 Los Angeles, CA A couple of California residents experienced very different outcomes with regard to insurance claims for medical procedures. Both claimants had their insurance claim denied , although one policyholder successfully had her denial overturned with the help of the State of California. California insurance law, similar to federal law and s... - Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' compensation is a type of insurance coverage that employers must provide for their employees. Except for certain specific exclusions, all employers are required to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for their employees. Some workers may have been unreasonably denied their Massachusetts workers' compensation benefits or had to wait an e... - $12.5M Settlement Approved in Caldera Trans Vaginal Mesh Injury Litigation
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed $12.5 million settlement has been approved by a California federal judge, resolving litigation involving Caldera Medical’s transvaginal mesh (TVM) implant. Thousands of insurance claims were filed against Caldera alleging the TVM caused injuries to some 2,700 women. According to the terms of the settlement, in whi... - Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Long Term Care Insurance
Jun-14-09 Milwaukee, WI If you have purchased a long term care insurance policy, you have probably already considered the "what-ifs" associated with aging. You have probably already thought about the circumstances under which you might need long term care insurance benefits and have decided that the probability of needing long term care insurance is great enough t...