Sentences with phrase «against one's insurer»

In other cases, it might require the assistance of a disability lawyer to help you in your claim against the insurer in order to get the benefits that you are entitled to.

The attorney can bring legal action against the insurer to get you the compensation you deserve.

In certain circumstances further personal injury action may be taken against the insurer of an involved third party.

Acting for a major hotel group in arbitration proceedings against their insurer in respect of property damage and business interruption losses of around US$ 30 million arising from the Asian tsunami of 2004.

If you're shopping for auto insurance, a list of complaints against an insurer may not be the first thing that comes to mind — but perhaps it should be.

You should also check your insurance department's website for complaints and enforcement actions filed against the insurer.

A personal injury law firm has won its case against an insurer which settled claims with clients behind its back, in a major victory for claimant lawyers.

Parties seeking a cost award against an insurer who allegedly failed to comply with its obligations will need to bring evidence to support their claim.

In these difficult cases, it is critical to hire an experienced disability attorney who can guide you through the appeals process and, if necessary, file a lawsuit against your insurer.

Some states permit policyholders to cite unfair claim handling as a basis for filing a bad faith suit against the insurer.

After gaining valuable insight into how insurance companies operate, he decided to put his considerable legal talents toward protecting injury victims against insurers.

But in reality the greatest weapon anyone has in the fight against an insurer hitting them with higher premiums is the refusal to pay.

In the case that you do win a judgment against an insurer, they can be required to reimburse your legal costs.

I should add that we also take part in insurance litigation on behalf of the insured or an injured third party against an insurer.

This is in response to level up the potential loss against the insurer's income.

If you sign a release of claims, you can never go back against the insurer or the other driver, if it turns out you have additional injuries.

The growth of detected automobile accident fraud against insurers has been widely reported.

Claims against insurers resulted in reimbursement of defense costs.

For example, many insurance policies contain one - year limitation periods (from the date of a loss) for claims against the insurer.

If at the time of an accident the excluded driver is a passenger in a vehicle that she is excluded from driving, she could still claim recourse against that insurer as an «insured person» because she was an occupant of the vehicle involved in the accident (criteria (b) in the «insured person» definition».

Charney Lawyers represented Coseco Insurance Company on three motions and two appeals arising out of a personal injury lawsuit brought against the insurer for alleged bad faith claims practices.

Chapter 93A, Damage Awards Against Insurers Under Massachusetts General Laws, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys News, April, 1987

if there remain ambiguities, they are construed against the insurer − coverage provisions are interpreted broadly and exception provisions narrowly.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has tallies of complaints against insurers on its website and customer satisfaction ratings are available from Consumer Reports and J.D. Power & Associates.

Although person injury lawyers do not shy away from representing accident victims against insurers who wrongfully deny claims, often the legal costs of pursuing a denied benefit, can not be justified, especially where the specific benefit in dispute is limited in value.

It is a uniformly accepted convention that once a court declaration under s 152 (2) is made, the insurer is released from any direct liability to meet a third - party claim, whether contractually or statutorily imposed (ie under either s 151 of RTA 1988 or Reg 3 of the Rights Against Insurers Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/3061).

The insurer would then have the option to seek compensation from the broker if an insured successfully litigated against the insurer (whereas now, the insured has to seek compensation from the broker if the insured fails to prove the insurer should pay a claim).

The plaintiff then sought to claim unidentified motorist coverage against her insurer and the taxicab's insurer.

(5) Despite subsection (4), if a person is a named insured under a contract evidenced by a motor vehicle liability policy or the person is the spouse or a dependant, as defined in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, of a named insured, the person shall claim statutory accident benefits against the insurer under that policy.

Direct Actions Against Insurers by Third Parties: the contract takes priority - The Yusuf Cepnioglu [2016] EWCA 386 (April 2016)

David advised many of the parties in the Buncefield disaster and is currently involved in a number of coverage disputes against insurers arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010.

While the Court held that only compensatory damages may be used as the basis for the punitive damages multiplier, the Court otherwise did not provide guidance for determining punitive damages against an insurer found to have acted in bad faith.

Acting for a major hotel group in arbitration proceedings against their insurer in respect of property damage and business interaction losses of around US$ 30m arising out of the December 2004 Tsunami.

Acting for a major financial institution in a LCIA arbitration against its insurers under a bankers blanket bond policy.

Does an insurer responding to a claim, and pursuing priority against another insurer, have an obligation to bring an application to WSIAT where there is a live Workers Compensation issue?

PCORI fees are assessed against insurers for fully insured plans and against plan sponsors of self - insured plans.

In 2009 she dismissed a $ 1.4 billion suit brought by developer Sheldon Solow against insurer Conseco, in which Solow accused Conseco of bid - rigging when the firm and Trump sold the GM Building to Harry Macklowe in 2003.

MetLife was hit with the largest New York fine against an insurer — $ 50 million — to settle allegations that its international operations sold insurance in the state to multinational companies without proper licensing.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, rolled out a series of emergency regulations earlier this month to safeguard against insurers pulling out of New York and discriminating against pre-existing conditions.

And yet, in the midst of the furor 2001 - 2003, we often acted against the insurer's wishes in order to save their hide.

Taking direct action against insurers following a hotel or accommodation accident abroad isn't as straightforward as it seems, says Chris Deacon