Bad faith insurance practices can take many different forms. For example:

• Failing to pay a claim for a covered loss
• Underpaying a claim for a covered loss
• Denying a legitimate claim
• Errors and omissions on the part of brokers or agents that impact the policy holder’s ability to collect
• Negligent, bad faith or fraudulent practices with respect to insurance policies and insurance coverage.

Challenges

Going up against a big insurance company and their staff of lawyers can be intimidating for some individuals and even some attorneys. Further, insurance language, provisions, terminology, principles and insurance law are quite complex. Any attorney taking on an insurance company needs to be very familiar with the industry and its practices, and needs to be able to understand the complicated provisions of both the insurance policy and the insurance application – both of which are often at issue in bad faith insurance litigation. These documents are usually written so that the fine print is barely decipherable, and insurance practices often include interpretations that favor the insurance company and/or the broker and agent over the policyholder.

Experience and Expertise

Not only has Edith Pearce had extensive insurance litigation experience handling a number of insurance bad faith cases for a variety of clients, but before deciding to defend the rights of individuals, she actually worked for an insurance company as an attorney and an insurance defense firm for 10 years. This gives her clients enormous advantages in having Ms. Pearce represent them in insurance cases, as she knows the industry from an insider’s perspective, and knows all the “tricks of the trade” that insurance companies utilize to avoid paying policy holders their proper claims.

Justice & Fairness

Consumers buy insurance to protect themselves and their families from natural disaster, fires, injury, sickness, disability, accident, death, or other kinds of losses and damages. When a consumer buys an insurance policy in good faith and then is denied compensation when there is a loss, that is just plain wrong. Edith Pearce will fight aggressively on behalf of wronged policyholders to get them what is rightfully due under the insurance policy.

The Compensation You Deserve

If you believe you have been the victim of an insurance company’s bad faith in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, you should consult an experienced insurance claims attorney as soon as possible. If we are able to prove bad faith, the law may allow you to receive damages up to triple the value of your claim. However, only an experienced attorney should pursue these complicated claims.

If you or your family has been damaged by an insurance company’s bad faith, the Pearce Law Firm will work diligently on your behalf to arrive at a timely settlement or proceed to trial to obtain the compensation you deserve.

Call us today for a FREE ACCIDENT CONSULTATION, or send us an instant e-mail.

We are dedicated to protecting your rights and obtaining full and fair compensation for you.

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If you or your family has been damaged by an insurance company's bad faith, call us today for a FREE ACCIDENT CONSULTATION, or send us an instant e-mail.