Insurance Bad Faith, Boulder Injury Lawyer
Your insurer has a duty to you to honor the terms of your insurance policy. Unfortunately, many insurance companies are more interested in turning a profit that fulfilling its obligations to its customers. Insurance bad faith occurs when your insurance carrier denies or delays payment of your claim in violation of your insurance contract.
The law recognizes the disparity in bargaining power between an insurance company and its customers. As such, your insurance company has a duty to act in good faith and deal fairly with you when deciding whether to accept or deny your claim. This duty mandates, at minimum, that your insurance carrier refrain from engaging in the following unfair practices:
- Failing to promptly and thoroughly investigate your claim
- Requiring excessive statements and estimates to support a valid claim
- Setting unreasonable appointment times for statements and estimates
- Delaying payment of your claim
- Failing to provide a written explanation of why your claim was denied
- Withholding benefits guaranteed to you under your policy
- Refusing to defend a lawsuit against you
- Refusing to agree to a reasonable settlement offer in a lawsuit against you
If you believe your insurance carrier has acted in bad faith in handling your claim, contact an experienced Boulder insurance bad faith attorney to discuss your case. At Sloat & Nicholson, P.C., we know how insurance companies operate, and we aggressively pursue every bad faith case we handle. The goal of our Boulder insurance bad faith attorneys is to get our clients maximum compensation for their case. Call Sloat & Nicholson, P.C. today for a free consultation regarding your case.
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The Law Firm of Sloat & Nicholson P.C. are experienced Boulder personal injury lawyers handling cases involving motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, insurance bad failth, medical malpractice, and all types of accident injury cases in Boulder, Longmont, Denver, and throughout the state of Colorado. Call 800-873-3202 today to discuss your case with a Bouder injury attorney, or simply fill out our case consultation form.
