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Credit Insurance Class Action Against Resource Life to Proceed

A credit insurance class action lawsuit against Resource Life will proceed, a Georgia court has ruled. If you have been treated unfairly by an insurance company, contact Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.

Cancellation of Insurance Leads to $37 Million Verdict

Cancellation of medical insurance by Assurant Health following a car wreck that inflicted substantial injuries and bills has led to a $37 million verdict returned by a Boulder, Colorado jury.

Insurer Systematically Underpaid Claims, Lawsuit Says

Underpayment of claims and strong-arming policyholders was an insurance company's systematic business practice, a lawsuit claims.  The insureds claim that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association used below-market rates to reach low-ball estimates for material and repair costs, unfairly limited costs on roof repairs by coercing homeowners to accept used materials and by refusing to re-open closed claims.

Source:  Houston Chronicle

Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell represents claimants, families and insureds in lawsuits and claims against insurance companies. 

Suit Against CIGNA For Taunting Family of Dead Cancer Patient May Go Forward

After CIGNA refused to pay for a liver transplant for her cancer-stricken 17 year old daughter and her daugher died, Hilda Sarkisyan traveled to the insurance company's Philadelphia headquarters for an apology.  Instead of an apology Mrs. Sarkisyan was heckled and taunted by CIGNA employees.

Although the federal ERISA law barred any suit against CIGNA to make it responsible for the death of her daughter, a suit against CIGNA for the emotional distress caused by the insurance company's egregious misconduct taunting of Mrs. Sarkisyan may go forward a court has ruled the Los Angeles Times reports, "Couple Battle To Make Insurers Liable For Coverage Decisions."

The Los Angeles Times provides a link to a speech given by Wendell Potter, a former CIGNA spokesman, to the Civil Justice Foundation. Mr. Potter acknowledges that "HMOs and insurers are largely free to deny access to care without fear of reprisal or financial consequences."

Lexington, Kentucky insurance claims lawyer Robert Abell represents individuals and families against insurance companies in insurance claims and ERISA cases. 

$10 Million Verdict Against Fortis for Cancellation of Health Insurance Upheld

The cancellation of an insured's health insurance on false pretenses resulted in a $10 million verdict against Fortis Insurance Company. The Supreme Court of South Carolina upheld the verdict in a recent decision.

Fortis, which is now known as Assurant Health, cancelled the health insurance of Jerome Mitchell Jr. solely because a nurse wrote down the wrong date of an HIV diagnosis test.  Later, the insurance company was twice presented with evidence showing the correct date of the test but it refused to reinstate Mitchell's health insurance for over two years, during which time Mitchell was unable to get proper medical treatment. 

The South Carolina Supreme Court labeled the insurance company's conduct "highly reprehensible" and upheld a jury verdict awarding $1.1 million in damages to cover the medical treatment that Mitchell should have received and a $10 million punitive damage award.

Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert L. Abell represents individuals and families with regard to insurance claims cases.