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What Makes Allstate the Worst Insurance Company in the USA?

What Makes Allstate the Worst Insurance Company in the USA?

They’re called “The Good Hands People.” You see their logo prominently displayed in NFL and college endzones during field goals and extra points: strong hands laid one on the other gently, ready to gently cradle your life, home, and auto. You listen to the mellifluous basso...

Businesses Sue Major Insurance Companies for Denial of COVID-19 Claims

Businesses Sue Major Insurance Companies for Denial of COVID-19 Claims

Business interruption insurance is a standard expense for most companies. You pay a premium to be protected against revenue losses caused by a closure due to a “covered peril.” Companies across the country have been forcibly shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as they’ve...


Bad Faith and Opioids: Insurers Abandon Businesses During the Crisis

Bad Faith and Opioids: Insurers Abandon Businesses During the Crisis

The opioid crisis has affected communities across America. Every day, about 130 people in the US die of an opioid overdose, with a large fraction of those deaths attributable to prescription painkillers, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Major contributors to the epidemic include...





How Two Horrific Injuries Derailed Illinois Tort Reform

How Two Horrific Injuries Derailed Illinois Tort Reform

Starting in the late 1980s, insurance companies and their allies throughout the business sector began a push to limit defendants’ exposure in liability lawsuits. The movement, dubbed “tort reform,” targets state legislatures across the country to rewrite laws to protect business...

Illinois Bad Faith Lawsuit Proves that Time Is Money

Illinois Bad Faith Lawsuit Proves that Time Is Money

A recent appellate decision out of Illinois demonstrates that an insurer’s bad faith is not necessarily limited to an outright refusal to pay; bad faith can also include a failure to pay within a reasonable amount of time.
As reported by The National Law Review, Rockford Mutual...