Generally, these insurers employ
tactics that will try to wear
you down; they count on you
not having any recourse. An
insurer may attempt to refuse
to pay all or part of your
medical bills or delay
investigation of your claim for
no reason except to hope that
you will go away.
Other tactics include the
following:
A 24-month limitation on
benefits for mental and nervous
conditions
Knowingly applying the wrong
legal definition of disability when
denying claims
Purposely targeting high-cost
claims for denials
Misuse of claimants' medical
records
It is hard to believe that bad
faith insurers can practice bad
faith--until it happens to you.
Insurance complaints have
increased drastically over the
last several years but there is
also a positive side to this:
public attention has demanded
that insurance companies are
now held accountable. Thanks in
part to the Freedom of
Information Act and the
Internet, insurers can no longer
get away with bad faith
insurance practices. More
lawsuits against crooked
insurers are being fought and
won today than ever before.
What Can You Do?
Write to your State
Department of Insurance. In the
U.S., each state regulates
insurance companies and every
state has its own Department
of Insurance website. Once you
know the website of your state
regulatory agency Department
of Insurance, find the right
representative and submit a
complaint in writing to make
sure that your claim is on
record.
Keep a record of everything
that transpires between you
and your insurer, including
phone calls. Keep a paper trail.
And request copies of your
medical records - it is your right.
You can go to small claims court
but each state has its own limit
- find out first. If your claim is
too high for small claims court,
you may want to seek legal help.
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