| Indemnity vs. Liability Policies |
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| Indemnity policies More... |
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| Mass Marketing |
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| Mass marketing in the insurance field is the presentation of a selling message to induce a number of insureds at one time to purchase insurance policies. It has changed the traditional method of selling insurance on a one-on-one basis. More... |
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| Payees of Claims |
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| When a claim is submitted to an insurer under an insurance policy and the insurer determines that it will make payment for the loss incurred, the insurer must then make payment to the proper party. To determine the proper payee of insurance proceeds, an insurer must focus on the rights under the policy rather than the rights of the parties to the insured property. For example, the fact that a party owns the insured property does not mean that he is entitled to the proceeds when a loss occurs. In general, any party with a recognized interest in the proceeds may be entitled to payment. If a party entitled to payment is not paid, the insurer may be subject to multiple liability for the same loss. More... |
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| Health Care Crimes |
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| Insureds have an obligation to be truthful when dealing with their insurers in relation to their claims under insurance policies. However, insureds sometimes attempt to submit fraudulent bills in order to recover under their health insurance policies. In response to such actions, federal legislation was passed to make certain acts related to health care claims illegal.
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| Insurer's Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Handling Claims of Insureds and Third Parties |
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| If an insured does not think that his insurer handled his claim properly, he may have some recourse. Every contract contains an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that neither party will hinder the right of the other to receive the benefits of the contract. The duty imposed by this covenant applies to insurers and insureds. Some courts go so far as to hold the insurer to be a fiduciary to the insured. More... |
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