Life Insurance Denial Lawyer Missouri
A woman is suing a life insurance company in a U.S. District Court for wrongful denial of her death benefit claim. In the complaint, the woman alleges that the insurance company improperly denied a $200,000 death benefit claim because it said her ex-husband listed the wrong height on his insurance application. The woman’s ex-husband was …
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In a recent case, a Missouri court held that a wife, the named beneficiary of her husband’s accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) plan, was entitled to receive accidental death benefits. The husband worked as a heavy equipment operator for a local construction company. The wife worked part-time as an occupational therapist at a local in-patient …
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To receive accidental death benefits under a life insurance or accidental death & dismemberment plan, a beneficiary must prove that the insured’s death was accidental. The proof of death by violent means raises a presumption of accidental death. Evidence of an insured’s cause of death can be shown through an autopsy report, medical examiner record, …
In a recent case, an insured woman was found dead in her home and an autopsy revealed that her death was from an overdose of Darvon, a commonly used opioid pain reliever. The woman was prescribed the drug to help her recover from a recent hip surgery. In the autopsy report, the insured’s death was …
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A husband and father of two was recently killed in a fatal car accident on his way home from work. The man hit a patch of ice and fishtailed into oncoming traffic. Two years prior to his death, the man obtained an accidental death life insurance policy with the hope of protecting his wife and …