Bluffton, South Carolina, Insurance Bad Faith Lawyer
Your insurance agent may treat you like a customer and a friend as long as you are paying premiums. But to some insurance companies, once you file a claim you are nothing but a number.
Dale Akins is a lawyer in Bluffton, South Carolina, who represents policyholders in claim disputes with their insurance companies. Mr. Akins handles cases in South Carolina and Georgia involving hurricane damage, wind and water damage, auto theft, property damage, personal injury, life insurance, medical coverage and fire insurance claims.
Many insurance companies systematically deny claims simply because it's profitable to do so. When an insurer is making a profit by accepting premiums but refusing to pay valid claims, sometimes the only way to force the company to live up to its contractual obligation is to sue.
Many of the cases Mr. Akins handles involve insurance bad faith. Examples of insurance bad faith include:
- Failing to investigate your claim
- Denying benefits without a good reason
- Making an unreasonable offer for the amount of damages you have sustained
- Forcing you to jump through "hoops" to get the coverage you paid for
If you are successful in a bad faith insurance claim, you may be able to collect punitive damages in addition to what you are owed under the policy. Depending on how badly the insurance company acted, the punitive damages can far exceed your actual damages and even the limits of the policy. In some cases, South Carolina and Georgia law will also allow you to petition the court for attorney's fees.
Free attorney consultation: Contact lawyer Dale Akins, for a consultation about your insurance claim denial case. He handles all insurance claim denial cases on a contingency fee basis.
