Bad Faith Insurance Practices

Springfield, Missouri, Denied Insurance Claim Attorneys

When you take out an insurance policy for property, health, or life insurance benefits, you have a right to receive benefits promptly when you file a legitimate claim. The insurance industry has expended a great deal of money and lobbying efforts to ensure that there is no single federal agency that oversees their policy and benefits practices. The result has been that Missouri is required to oversee bad faith insurance practices, which gives the insurance industry lobbyists more personal and direct access and influence.

Fortunately, the experienced insurance dispute lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C., with offices in Springfield, Missouri, and serving policyholders throughout the state, can help you fight back against denied and partially paid claims. Insurance company Bad faith insurance can be defined as the insurance company putting its interests ahead of its insured. If you feel that you have been the victim of the bad faith insurance of your insurance company, contact our offices to schedule a free consultation.

The denied insurance claims attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C., have helped people fight back against bad faith insurance practices such as:

• Failing to act or to respond promptly to a policyholder's claim
• Failing to establish a policy of prompt investigation of claims
• Failing to pay or deny claims within time after policyholder has submitted all required proof of loss information has been submitted
• Forcing policyholders to file litigation in order to receive benefits
• Attempting to settle a claim for less than a reasonable person might be expected to receive for covered damages
• Denying claims without first conducting an investigation of the damages
• Informing a policyholder of the company's polity to appeal arbitration awards, in an effort to get the claimant to accept a low settlement offer

This is just an abbreviated list of some of the bad faith insurance practices that are common. If you feel that you have a legitimate bad faith insurance claim for these, or other reasons, contact our offices in Springfield, Missouri, to schedule an opportunity to meet with one of our insurance dispute attorneys. We can help you fight the injustice of having your legitimate claim denied.