Was Your Car Stolen and Your Insurance Claim Denied?
If you recently had your fully insured car stolen, you almost certainly expected your insurance company to pay for your loss. That's what you pay the comprehensive coverage premiums for, right?
Then the unthinkable happened. Your auto insurance company said they would not pay for your car. Even worse, they may have claimed the reason for denying the claim was that you were involved, alleging that you stole your own car, or arranged to have someone do it, so you could collect insurance money! If the vehicle had been burned or damaged — they may say that you were responsible for that, too.
Do Not Be Intimidated by Insurance Company Tactics. You Can Take Action.
If this has happened to you anywhere in Southeast Michigan, contact me, attorney John Bredell, to start fighting back and get the money you deserve.
I will consult with you free of charge, assessing your case and legal options. For numerous victims in this same situation, I have filed lawsuits and won at trial, obtaining money for them to replace their vehicle or recoup their financial losses. I have taken several of these cases to trial, and in each case, my client received more than the value of their car and the insurance company was ordered to pay 100% of my attorney fees.
Do You Feel Targeted and Mistreated?
Whatever happened to your vehicle — never recovered? torched? found with serious damage or missing components? — your insurance company has staff that look for a reason to deny your claim. This is what many insurers do and it is a factor in how they make big profits every year.
When questioned about this practice, they may cite the prevalence of car theft in Michigan and the fact that some people do commit fraud as basic reasons for their suspicion. In reality, they may have focused on your personal financial situation, unusual circumstances of the theft, or other factors. Many times, if the owner of the stolen car is late making payments of household bills or behind on the car payment, the insurance company will claim this financial struggle is proof of motive that you stole your own car. And, if you are behind on your bills, perhaps the insurance company assumes that you cannot afford an attorney to fight them.
Unfortunately, you turned out to be one of the "unlucky" people whose valid claims they decided they could deny and get away with it. In the legal world, we call this wrongful claim denial or insurance bad faith.
In the Detroit Metro or Ann Arbor, Michigan, Area, Call (866) 586-8164
If you want to fight against an unfair claim denial to get the recovery you deserve, enlist a trustworthy, aggressive trial lawyer to take your side. For help, I encourage you to contact me today.
