Life Insurance Claim Denial Attorney for Ohio and West Virginia
Has the life insurance claim for your loved one been denied or delayed? Of all cases involving insurance company misconduct, wrongful denials of life insurance policy claims are perhaps the worst. These denials can occur with both privately-procured life insurance policies and employer-sponsored life insurance policies (governed by ERISA). At Fields, Dehmlow & Vessels, in Marietta, Ohio, we have experience in successfully taking on life insurance companies and forcing them to honor their contractual obligations. See our "Recent Results" on the left of your screen.
Insurance companies often employ the following tactics to deny or delay valid life insurance claims:
•· Accusations of fraud in procuring the policy or filling out the initial application.
•· Falsely claiming that the deceased died from "self-inflicted" causes.
•· Eligibility disputes arising from the ending of employment-"conversion" disputes.
•· Unreasonable delays in investigating the cause of death.
•· Blaming employers for mistakes in enrolling employees in employer-sponsored life insurance plans.
•· Retroactively revoking life insurance policies based on medical conditions.
Sometimes the insurance company's behavior rises to the level of insurance bad faith, which can entitle the beneficiary to recover punitive damages and other extra-contractual relief.
We handle life insurance cases throughout Ohio and West Virginia.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding a life insurance matter, contact Fields, Dehmlow & Vessels. We offer free initial consultations on all life insurance matters. We routinely handle life insurance cases on a contingent fee, meaning that we will not take a fee unless we recover. We are conveniently located in downtown Marietta directly across from the courthouse. To contact our firm, call 740-236-4538 or 866-207-5516.
