There really is no category for this, and I am not sure if anyone reading this is too worried, but the nation’s largest pet insurance company has declared November Cancer Awareness Month for our pets. Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. gave…
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Another Bad Faith Verdict
Here is another example of an insurer’s bad conduct towards one of its own policyholders. In this case, American Family Mutual Insurance failed to pay $125,000 in lost wages to a Univ of Colorado professor. A jury awarded him almost…
Rate Increase for Earthquake Coverage?
The California Earthquake Authority has asked the Department of Insurance for a rate hike of up to 67 percent for some Californians. This rate hike will increase what some people are paying for earthquake insurance. There is good news. First,…
Caps on Damages
There are a lot of politicians out there now running around talking about caps on pain and suffering. They usually attack medical malpractice awards and try to limit damages to $250,000 as is done in California. But, before you listen…
General Steel Buildings
This is another post that is a bit off topic, but its a consumer alert. Since I am a consumer attorney, I thought I would put it out there. The Rocky Mountain News has two articles here and here about…
Insurance Companies Have no Duty to Nightclub Patrons
A federal judge has dismissed an insurance company and two insurance inspection companies from a lawsuit in the wake of a nightclub fire. The plaintiffs argued that the insurance company and the inspection companies failed to properly investigate the club…
Workers Comp Insurance Revisited
Today’s Sacramento Bee has an editorial from Dan Weintraub about how the California inititiative process works because workers comp rates have come down. (Here is a link to the article that does not require you to subscribe.) The problem with…
20% of Health Insurance Costs is for Paperwork
I came across this twice this article weekend and thought it was something to pass on. 20% of your health insurance premium is going to billing and paperwork. So, if you spend $500 per month on health insurance for your…
Allstate is at it again
Once again, we have an insurance company not living up to its end of the bargain. This time, its Allstate who will not pay money it owes! Allstate was ordered to pay additional living expenses by a judge in Texas….
New Website to detect fraud
This is only tangentially related to the blog, but I thought I would pass it on. Its great information. Thanks to Jim Calloway of the Oklahoma State Bar for passing on this link. Lookstogoodtobetrue is a website designed to alert…