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After the Texas Tornadoes: Tips for Dealing with the Insurance Company
The Aftermath Storm season in Texas has already been devastating this year. If your house or commercial property has been struck by one...

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Policyholder Protections: Texas
This week I would like to focus on policyholder protections afforded by another state that I am currently licensed in: Texas. While...

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Be Careful Policyholders: 2024 Is Already a Bad Year for Tornadoes and More Are On the Way!
Policyholders were Affected Yesterday and Bracing for Upcoming Tornadoes Yesterday, powerful tornadoes ripped through Southwestern...

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Leveling the Playing Field: Tools for Protecting Policyholders in the State of Washington
Different states have different tools for protecting insurance policyholders from wrongful claims denials and other insurer malfeasance....
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What State Farm Doesn’t Want You To Know About Choosing an Insurance Company.
With most products that you purchase, you can look at the product, inspect it, look at consumer reviews, and otherwise find out about the...
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Two Recent State Farm Cases Show Unfairness of One Year Policy Limitation on Homeowners Insurance Claims
Headquarters of State Farm, the insurance company involved in these cases
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The Eleventh Circuit Once Again Stiffs Policyholders
In Lemons v. Principal Life Insurance Company, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals once again shorted Alabama policyholders by holding...
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Should State Farm Make All of Its Claims Handling Guidelines and Bonus Structures Open to Its Policyholders?
Insurance has been described as a public trust and insurance is essential to the way we live our lives both personally and in our...
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CMS Announces New Rule on Junk Medical Insurance Policies
Finally, new rules have been passed to protect consumers from junk policies. Read about them here!
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Understanding Insurance Subrogation Rights from a Personal Injury Verdict or Settlement
Understanding Insurance Subrogation Rights from a Personal Injury Verdict or Settlement “Why is my health insurance company entitled to a...

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Reporting Potential Insurance Claims
What Types of Problems Give Rise to Potential Claims? Different types of events can give rise to the need to report an insurance claim....

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After the Tornado : Tips for Dealing with the Insurance Company
The Aftermath  If your house has been struck by a tornado and you were home, then you've just lived through one of the most terrifying...

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Appealing Your Denied Health Insurance Claim
Unfortunately, too many Americans find themselves on the wrong side of the denial of a health insurance claim. When this happens, people...

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Negotiating With the Insurance Company When your Car is a Total Loss
When your policy provides for payment of the actual cash value or replacement with one of the same kind or quality, here are some things...

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What is Insurance Bad Faith?
Buying insurance is different than buying a car. Â With insurance, the product that a person is buying is the insurance...

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