The Insurance Bad Faith Authorities
A denied insurance claim can be financially ruinous. You could lose your home, your car and your savings all because your insurance company wrongfully refused to pay a valid insurance claim.
Was your insurance claim denied for no good reason? Was the payment of benefits delayed or made in the wrong amount? Was your insurance coverage retroactivity cancelled after you made a claim?
These are just a few examples of insurance bad faith.
Denying Valid Claims to Increase Profits
At Kinerk, Beal, Schmidt, Dyer & Sethi, our lawyers know that insurance companies deny valid claims all the time; it's an unethical attempt to increase profits at the expense of policyholders. We also know how to hold them accountable for their actions.
Our attorneys are recognized in Tucson and throughout Arizona as authorities on insurance bad faith litigation. If you are involved in an insurance dispute, please contact us to discuss the circumstances. The initial consultation is free of charge.
We represent policyholders in disputes over home insurance, auto insurance, disability insurance and life insurance.
A Pioneer in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Attorney Ted Schmidt is well known in legal circles for the landmark Sparks v. Republic National Life Insurance Company case, a decision by the Arizona Supreme Court that resulted in a $4.5 million award to Ted's client.
This case helped establish the concept that insurance companies have a duty to act in good faith regarding the treatment of their policyholders. Parsons v. CNA is another insurance bad faith case that helped shape the law. This case, argued by attorney Burton Kinerk, established that, although the insurance company is paying for the defense attorney, the attorney's utmost duty and obligation is to the insured.
