The laws vary from state to state concerning time requirements on reporting/responding to losses. Additionally, many states do not have a specific insurance regulation saying that a claim must be settled in xx amount of days. There are, however, other relavent statutes that apply to claims. For example, the insurance company may be required to acknowledge your claim and assign a claim number to it within 10 days (working days, calendar days). Your best bet is to call your department of insurance to find out what time limits the insurance company is legally bound by. The DOI in your state probably has a web site that you can search around in.
Generally no. Please provide more details. Are you paying the premium?
You will use the estimate from whichever insurance company that is paying out on the claim. The adjuster from that insurance company will be the final decider.
So people won't make all kinds of false claims just to get money from an insurance company. With the dishonesty in society we can't blame insurance companies for wanting proof of loss before paying a claim.
They should not drop you before a claim is settled. If they have contact your state department of insurance and file a complaint.
They will accept almost any claim, paying it is another matter.
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A claim is a liability on part of the insurance company. If a customer makes a claim it means that the insurance company has to pay the customer for the amount is eligible to claim and hence it is a expenditure on the balance sheets of the insurance company.
Report the claim anyways. Tell the truth and let the insurance company decide how to proceed. Remember, if you are paying for the insurance, you should expect claims to be paid if you have the coverage.
That's not very likely. The insurance company does not file your claim, they accept your claim notice from you. You have to file your claim with the company, not the other way around.
Usually in a bad faith insurance claim the insurance company is in the wrong. A bad faith claim is when an insurance company fails to pay out what was promised on the claim. More than likely you could sue the insurance company and have a chance at winning your case.
good way to get hit with an insurance fraud charge
Generally Yes, Your insurance company has the right to inspect a loss before they issue a payment.