Three months after Hurricane Ike slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast, thousands of residents and many businesses are still stuck with costly repairs. And it’s not just because repair work takes time. It’s because some insurance companies balk at paying what is rightly due their customers.
These insurance companies do three common things which help themselves but don’t do their customers one bit of good: They delay issuing payments for as long as possible, they low-ball payments as much as possible, and they even deny making payments altogether.
Perhaps you’ve had a problem with such shabby treatment by an insurance company which took your hard-earned money when you purchased a policy. If so, contact an insurance fraud lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates today, and hasten the process of ensuring you get the insurance coverage you deserve.
That includes cases of insurance companies sending payment checks to a mortgage company which holds a lien on a house, rather than to the homeowner. This is done to allow the mortgage company to disperse insurance payments at its own discretion and to see that repairs are done the way the mortgage company wants. But a mortgage company has no urgency to spend this money, any more than the insurance company felt urgency to pay it. Rather, that money — which belongs to you — remains in anotherfirm’s bank account drawing interest, while the holes in your roof draw precipitation.
If you discover that your insurance company has sent a check made payable only to the mortgage company, you should protest this action and insist that the check be made out jointly to you and the mortgage company, or better yet, to you only. You also should report this improper action to the Texas Department of Insurance.
But to really cover your bases, contact an insurance fraud lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates. Our long-established personal injury law firm has spent years battling insurance companies on behalf of individuals such as yourself, and we’ll do so for you. Call toll-free today at 1-800-505-1414 to speak to a legal representative, or fill out our online form for a free case review, and make feet-dragging insurance companies provide the coverage you need and deserve. When money’s tight, get what’s right with Jim S. Adler & Associates.
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Comment by Clair — January 8, 2009 @ 5:41 pm