{"id":903,"date":"2019-10-01T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/?p=903"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:02:28","slug":"suing-an-insurance-company-for-wrongfully-denying-your-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/suing-an-insurance-company-for-wrongfully-denying-your-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Suing an Insurance Company for Wrongfully Denying Your Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Protecting Your Right to Insurance Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n
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It\u2019s unfortunately an all too common occurrence. You suffer an injury<\/a> because of someone else\u2019s negligence or carelessness, and you notify your insurance provider(s) in a timely manner. To your surprise, a letter arrives from the insurance company, advising you that coverage has been denied. What are your options? Do you simply have to accept the decision of the insurer? Can you initiate legal action and, if so, under what circumstances?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news\u2014you have the legal right to challenge the finding of your insurance company. In fact, it happens on a pretty regular basis. Insurance companies are for-profit businesses with an incentive to minimize the amount they pay out in claims\u2014that\u2019s how they maximize their profits. They\u2019re hoping that you\u2019ll simply accept their ruling and be done with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, under the law, an insurer has a number of legal obligations to policyholders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n