Archive for Insurance Devaluation

What you need to know about subrogation.

6 Jan, 2010  No Comments

Have you ever had medical treatment and then been contacted by your health insurance company asking you whether someone was responsible for causing your injury?  Most people have, and that is called subrogation.
Your insurance carrier is probably trying to determine if someone is fully or partially to blame for your injuries so that it can try to […]

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Colorado insurer may have incentivized employees to deny workers comp claims

4 Sep, 2009  No Comments

The AP (9/3, Paulson) reported, “A workers compensation insurer may have paid bonuses to employees for denying claims, a lawmaker said Thursday, citing documents provided by the company. State Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, said that documents indicate Pinnacol Assurance paid bonuses to claims adjusters and doctors based on performance standards that included net income targets.” […]

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Colorado Wrongful Death Law

28 Aug, 2009  2 Comments

Colorado Wrongful Death Law
Laws permitting wrongful death claims were enacted in the 19th century to permit recovery of damages for death caused by the wrongful act of another. These laws, otherwise known as statutes, were created by legislatures rather than through the common law which is case law developed through the court system.
Because the Colorado […]

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What is wrong with the Colorado Insurance System?

12 Nov, 2008  No Comments

Our colleague Rich Kaudy has written an excellent piece about the problems for consumers in Colorado with insurance issues.  We reprint it here because the information is so critical for consumers and policy makers.  Wake up Colorado citizens, and start protecting your rights rather than the rights and bank accounts of insurance companies:

By Richard M. […]

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Insurance Company Corporate Policies to Deny Valid Claims

11 Oct, 2007  No Comments

Anderson Cooper has done a wonderful job exposing how insurance companies deny and devalue valid claims while using mass media to persuade Americans that people who are hurt in accidents are all frauds and that juries - which are comprised of Americans themselves  - are stupid and out of control.   In every case that we […]

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