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Dallas-Fort Worth and New Mexico insurance lawyers handling bad faith and wrongful denial of insurance claims.
Bad Faith and Wrongful Denial of Insurance Lawyers
People buy insurance to be protected. While we hope we never need to use insurance, sometimes bad situations arise that make it necessary for good people to file a claim. But, what happens when your insurance company denies that claim? If you had a valid claim that was denied, our Texas and New Mexico insurance lawyers can help you recover the benefit you are entitled to. Our bad faith and wrongful denial of insurance lawyers have 35 years of experience in handling insurance disputes.
Bad Faith Denial of Insurance Claim
Insurance companies owe a duty of good faith and fair dealing when processing insurance claims. This means that the insurance company cannot refuse to compensate you for a valid claim that is covered under the insurance policy. While insurance companies sometimes have legitimate reasons to deny a claim, insurance companies routinely try to underpay claims or outright deny claims in order to meet their bottom line. When this happens, the insurance company breaches its duty of good faith and fair dealing. This is known as bad faith. Our Texas and New Mexico insurance lawyers are experienced in handling bad faith claims against insurers.
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Unfair Settlement Practices and Wrongful Denial of Insurance Benefits
Insurance companies cannot deny a valid claim. However, insurance companies are in the business of routinely denying valid claims. This is because adjusters are forced to take into consideration the insurance companies bottom line. The insurance company will use many different reasons in order to explain why they are denying your claim.
However, insurance companies are prohibited from engaging in the following unfair settlement practices.
- Knowingly misrepresent to claimant a material fact or policy provision relating to coverage;
- Failure to attempt in good faith to effectuate a prompt, fair, and equitable settlement of a reasonably clear claim;
- Failure to promptly provide to the policyholder a reasonable explanation of denial or offer a compromise settlement; and
- Refusal to pay claim without conducting a reasonable investigation with respect to the claim.
If your insurance company has denied your claim, they may have engaged in an unfair settlement practice and wrongful denial of a valid insurance claim. Our unfair settlement practices and wrongful denial of insurance benefits lawyers have decades of experience in unfair settlement practices and wrongful denial claims. Put your trust in an experienced trial attorney.
Types of Insurance Law Cases We Can Help With
Our Texas and New Mexico insurance lawyers handle a variety of bad faith and wrongful denial Insurance claims. Specifically, our insurance lawyers handle the following types of cases:
- Bad faith and wrongful denial of health insurance;
- Bad faith and wrongful denial of commercial insurance;
- Bad faith and wrongful denial of disability insurance;
- Bad faith and wrongful denial of accident insurance;
- Bad faith and wrongful denial of life insurance; and
- Bad faith and wrongful denial of homeowners insurance.
How We Can Help
The Joeckel Law Office has decades of experience in handling bad faith in wrongful denial of insurance claims. The Joeckel Law Office will be able to help gather the facts, document the evidence, and prepare your case for trial.
Moreover, The Joeckel Law Office works on a contingency fee basis. This means that you do not pay us unless we win. Additionally, The Joeckel Law Office promises that you will not have any out-of-pocket legal expenses during the pendency of your case.
Trusting an experienced insurance lawyer is vital to ensuring that your claim gets approved by the insurance company or you receive the benefit that you are owed under the policy.
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219 S Main St, Ste 301
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Phone : (817) 924-8600
Fax: (817) 924-8603