April 27, 2016
You see them popping up around town. But do you really know what they are? What is a Free Standing Emergency Room? A freestanding emergency center, or pop-up ER, is essentially an emergency room without being directly attached to a hospital. Since a Texas law set new licensing guidelines for these types of facilities, they’ve… Read More
January 13, 2016
USAA is in hot water over allegations of unethical ‘cost containment schemes’ to avoid paying out on insurance claims. USAA is being accused of delaying, denying or reducing medical payouts to faithful policyholders who have been injured in auto accidents. According to San Antonio Express News, the company has been defending similar allegations for over… Read More
May 27, 2015
On Monday, an additional 24 counties across Texas were declared in a state of disaster. A few of the Texoma counties hardest hit were Wichita, Archer, Henderson, Caldwell, Clay, Denton and Wilson. The recent heavy rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding has ravaged the state and caused considerable flood damage in our own home town, Wichita… Read More
August 29, 2014
Last week, an insurance agent with SIG Insurance was arrested after a 10-month fraud investigation. The Wichita Falls Police Department reports that Shawn Chambers was arrested in Clay County and charged with insurance fraud and misapplication of fiduciary property. Apparently Chambers was taking payments from people and depositing the money directly into his personal accounts.… Read More
June 6, 2014
John Doak, the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, is planning a consumer assistance event for tornado victims who still have unresolved claims. This Tuesday evening event is going to take place at Westmoore High School’s lecture hall. According to KSWO News Channel Seven, almost 100,000 insurance claims have been filed since last year’s tornadoes. So far, payments… Read More
April 16, 2014
An article out of The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the disturbing news about what education level and data mining have to do with insurance rates. As it turns out, data mining and education level have quite an impact on what you’re paying for car insurance each month. Insurance corporations can actually use data to determine… Read More
June 20, 2013
The Associated Press recently reported that nearly 71,000 insurance claims have been filed in relation to the tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma last month. Insurance adjusters are likely working overtime to get claims reviewed. Under the law, your insurance company has certain duties to treat your fairly. There are deadlines for responding to claims. The… Read More
