Jury Orders Insurance Co To Pay $18M to Customers Who Were Lowballed

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @stevelehto
    @stevelehto  6 месяцев назад +31

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    • @kurtwetzel154
      @kurtwetzel154 6 месяцев назад +2

      Does Factor offer a sample meal or something? I don't want lots of meals I don't care for.

    • @EtherRainbow
      @EtherRainbow 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@kurtwetzel154They don't offer samples, but their meals are delicious.
      That being said, they treat their employees awfully, source their foods unethically, and there are reports of them giving non-sponsors expired foods

    • @user-tm1oy6ck4t
      @user-tm1oy6ck4t 6 месяцев назад +2

      Love Factor! Great taste and the portion size is decent. Really helped me maintain a good weight. (Alas, where I am now they don't ship to.)

    • @brassmule
      @brassmule 6 месяцев назад

      @@kurtwetzel154I don't think they do but it is really easy to cancel - you can do it from the website, no one to call. We used it to send meals to elderly family friends across the country after the wife had surgery and well, the husband can't cook. They raved about the quality of the meals, which we had sent for about 2 months. Once she was back on her feet, I changed the address and had a box sent to me just to see if they really were good or not. The food really was great, with plenty of options to choose from each week, honestly, there's like 20 or more options each week - some the same but not always. I didn't have a single meal that I didn't really enjoy and want more of. That's the only downside, I tend to eat just 1 meal per day and each meal was only about 450-600 calories. Perfect size for 2-3 meals per day but not 1.
      The meals do freeze well, also, and you can pause one week and get it the following week. If you are looking to have easy to access food that tastes good, is relatively healthyl, and is absolutely convenient, then Factor is a great choice for that. The price per meal is less than going to a fast food place and seriously more healthy. We sent them a few boxes from Sunbasket, of their pre-made meals, too, which they enjoyed but the selections were much more limited and random (only about a dozen or fewer options each week). I tried a box and I preferred Factor.

    • @Warrentheo
      @Warrentheo 6 месяцев назад

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  • @calebfielding6352
    @calebfielding6352 6 месяцев назад +513

    Until insurance company employees go to prison for fraud for this type of stuff, then this lawsuit is just the cost of doing business.

    • @cesiba1
      @cesiba1 6 месяцев назад

      It's an LLC for a reason. Limited liability. It's baked into our system. It's bullshit

    • @micwclar
      @micwclar 6 месяцев назад +40

      You think that an employee has that much discretion? Go a couple levels up in the management chain and then you may see changes.

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 6 месяцев назад +29

      @@micwclar
      This. . . I worked for one, employees ain't the ones who have a say on anything. Only higher ups in management do.

    • @andrewvirtue5048
      @andrewvirtue5048 6 месяцев назад +16

      CEOs.

    • @niyablake
      @niyablake 6 месяцев назад +34

      Need bad faith laws which makes the insurance pay for lawyers and they lawyers fees for appeals

  • @danielhoward8354
    @danielhoward8354 6 месяцев назад +366

    The reason was everyone on the jury has been screwed over by an insurance company before.

    • @wilson2455
      @wilson2455 6 месяцев назад +30

      insurance companies are your BFF's until you make a claim..

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@wilson2455you think insurance companies are there to "serve and protect" you?? 😂😂😂

    • @SayAhh
      @SayAhh 6 месяцев назад

      The insurance couldn't make money despite them wrongfully turning doen legitimate claims for how many years? It's like when Ford paid their CEO millions for lose less money than their precious fiscal year. SMH

    • @LMacNeill
      @LMacNeill 6 месяцев назад +21

      Exactly!!! There isn't a single adult in this country over the age of about 30 who hasn't been screwed over by an insurance company at one point or another.

    • @byronshepherd8415
      @byronshepherd8415 6 месяцев назад +8

      @@jpnewman1688 no more than the police

  • @tarrantwolf
    @tarrantwolf 6 месяцев назад +289

    If an insurance company has to be sued just to uphold their end of the contract, punitive damages and all litigation costs should be standard if the client wins.

    • @eag8999
      @eag8999 6 месяцев назад +6

      Unfortunately this is not the case in many states

    • @acfiv1421
      @acfiv1421 6 месяцев назад +30

      As someone who moved to the US about 20 years ago, I was shocked to learn that insurance companies (for health, auto, property etc) could resist paying and basically force you to go to court. In more civilized countries, the insurance must pay to fix/replace whatever damage has been caused, and only after they have paid, if they think that you committed fraud, they can sue you - but they would have to be able to prove that you burned your own house or crashed your car on purpose. But the damages must be paid up front - that's the whole idea of insurance.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      So when are you gonna pay up on the $34 trillions you owe?? 💵💵😂😂😂

    • @tarrantwolf
      @tarrantwolf 6 месяцев назад +9

      @jpnewman1688 as soon as all the other nations on earth pay us back for all the money we've given them

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@tarrantwolf really.. Did they play the STUPID game of VOTING for your masters?? 😂😂😂

  • @Coogles
    @Coogles 6 месяцев назад +28

    My parents (now former) insurance company has been dragging out replacing their roof after it was damaged by a hurricane, the old roof was finally removed last week and they new one should be installed in the next week. The hurricane that damaged the roof was Irma, which was in 2017. I guess they figured they could out-wait a couple of 80 year olds. They were wrong.

  • @adamfurtaw915
    @adamfurtaw915 6 месяцев назад +145

    Wouldn't "low balled" mean _defrauded?_ They literally stole money.

    • @SaintGoonie7
      @SaintGoonie7 6 месяцев назад

      when corporations do it, it's low balling. When the pesky citizen breaks the law it's fraud. Exactly. Rules for thee but not for me... We live in upside down times. Everything is broken, and the repairman has left the planet. Lol. I hate this world. Make Jesus Great Again! Let this world be judged. Come soon Lord!

  • @RandallGrubbs-r6h
    @RandallGrubbs-r6h 6 месяцев назад +14

    I was called to jury duty one time, got to court, and the insurance attorney asked the jury pool if anyone has or was involved in a court case with the insurance company. EVERYONE RAISED THEIR HAND!!!! 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @lwwarren
    @lwwarren 6 месяцев назад +12

    When my dad retired he took several of these cases. He loved sticking to these unethical insurance companies. Several insurance companies would immediately pay the settlement as soon as they found out my father was taking a case. He was retired and had IMMENSE amounts of free time and would flat out tell opposing council he's willing to take them all the way to the State Supreme Court just out of principle.

  • @Headcase650
    @Headcase650 6 месяцев назад +70

    Without punitive damages there's no motivation for corporations to stop screwing the consumer!

    • @dillzilla4454
      @dillzilla4454 6 месяцев назад +2

      why pay when you have the option to fight it and pay the same at worse and nothing at best.

    • @Marynicole830
      @Marynicole830 8 дней назад

      There has to be punitive damages as well as legal fees attached. Why would they pay out a claim when there is no punishment for not doing so? Whoever decided this was going to be the way it is in MI had some interest in doing so that had nothing to do with the well being of the public.

  • @steved0123
    @steved0123 6 месяцев назад +25

    I love this. I got a 38% premium increase with 0 increase in coverage. Naturally, I fired them. But this makes my day.

  • @edf5967
    @edf5967 6 месяцев назад +38

    State Farm pulled the "you vandalized your own car" stunt on me. Took almost 2 years to get my money. All over less than $2k in damages

    • @MattH-wg7ou
      @MattH-wg7ou 6 месяцев назад

      Apparently they pull that crap a lot. With ZERO evidence or proof to support their claim.

  • @attempted_realist
    @attempted_realist 6 месяцев назад +117

    I'm currently fighting with a home rental company attempting to hold my security deposit. This kind of relatively low-level fraud by businesses needs to be found and prosecuted relentlessly. Government by the people for the people needs to serve people, not corporations.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +2

      Really.. I bet you VOTED a lot.. 💯💯😂😂😂

    • @righteousbyfaithinChrist
      @righteousbyfaithinChrist 6 месяцев назад +3

      I got you one better...a community in Ok city actually collects 500 dollars non-refundable...they dont tell you that untill you pay it.

    • @francesthieme3943
      @francesthieme3943 6 месяцев назад +4

      Every state has tenant landlord laws that outlines how deposits work. If the lease says something more extreme than state law the deposit clauses may be void. However, you as a renter should have done a walk-in and walk-out. Taking pictures both times. I've never lost a deposit when I was a young renter. If you damaged stuff, outside of normal wear tare, most leases and laws say you pay. They're required to give you list of damages and charges... If you took time to do proper walk in and walk out, you would not be disputing much.

    • @francesthieme3943
      @francesthieme3943 6 месяцев назад +1

      Did you read the lease? I be you were told.. Pet deposits are always non-refundable. Most state tenant landlord laws don't allow non-refundable deposits.

    • @pcatful
      @pcatful 6 месяцев назад +2

      Is this the place for totally unrelated rants. I’m in!

  • @wisdomrules8474
    @wisdomrules8474 6 месяцев назад +62

    THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE CASES FOR THE POOR PEOPLE WHO WERE SCAMMED and/or DEFRAUDED BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES!! You're a good man, Steve!

    • @MeRia035
      @MeRia035 6 месяцев назад +6

      Yes he is a good man. I'm grateful he has this RUclips channel and that I was led to it. I'm learning alot from him. Wishing you a very nice day ☀️

    • @SaintGoonie7
      @SaintGoonie7 6 месяцев назад +4

      Amen... Good man... ❤✝️

  • @2cartalkers
    @2cartalkers 6 месяцев назад +47

    Please understand that most insurance companies have a secret motto which is: "We Don't Pay."

  • @johnfoster3895
    @johnfoster3895 6 месяцев назад +16

    I had a car (Red '77 Formula Firebird) stolen from in front of my apartment one night.
    Never could get the police department (Newport News, VA) involved in looking for it and barely got a police report out of it.
    Insurance company (State Farm) refused at first not to pay for it. Then they undercut the value because of my apartment location.
    After talking with local JAG (Norfolk, VA), the insurance finally paid the vehicle off. I've never used that insurance again.

  • @FnRenner
    @FnRenner 6 месяцев назад +227

    $18 million isn't shiii to an insurance company. They happily take your money every month and happily tell you to pound sand when you file a claim on your policy

    • @davinxi5926
      @davinxi5926 6 месяцев назад +2

      Ask for moar

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +20

      Insurance is another RACKET mandated by your masters.. 💵💵💯💯😂😂

    • @AppalachianRancher
      @AppalachianRancher 6 месяцев назад +2

      Well if you're the CEO that's your bonus that year 😅😅

    • @billyyank5807
      @billyyank5807 6 месяцев назад +2

      Nope,but it punishes everyone else because they'll just increase rates to pay for it🤷

    • @MonerBilly
      @MonerBilly 6 месяцев назад +1

      Also, they need higher premiums to pay off bulls&%$ damages like these. It's a nice little cycle of "f u" no "f u"

  • @TexasScout
    @TexasScout 6 месяцев назад +31

    After hurricane Harvey in 2017 are over 100 year old farmhouse was damage heavily. The structure was still there but it blew all the shingles off the roof in the rain came in pretty much drench the entire house. We had our insurance through Texas Farm Buearu, God bless them, the adjuster came in from Amarillo as soon as he walked in the kitchen he looked up and saw the black mold in the sheet rock falling off the walls and he said “we’re paying the full amount”. And now we have a wonderful newly built home because of them.

    • @Garth2011
      @Garth2011 6 месяцев назад +11

      You see...an adjuster that is experienced, has some foresight and had the authority to do his job.

    • @TexasScout
      @TexasScout 6 месяцев назад +8

      @@Garth2011 he also said we’re not claiming any salvage save what you can.

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@TexasScout I once got my living room furniture from a coworker who had a small fire when the insurance company wrote it all off as smoke damaged and was paying to replace it, but didn't want to pay to haul it out.
      A few thousand worth of furniture and a TV for the price of a UHaul van rental and two bottles of Febreze.

    • @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
      @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 6 месяцев назад +1

      We live here in the Port Arthur area , we also have Texas Farm Bureau. They have been good to us.

  • @pkeel7576
    @pkeel7576 6 месяцев назад +2

    The amount of respect I have for attorneys that do discounted or pro bono work is beyond words.
    Thank you for looking out for the little guy

  • @gordonshumway7239
    @gordonshumway7239 6 месяцев назад +18

    It’s nice to hear someone with a sense of right and wrong …

  • @briangarrow448
    @briangarrow448 6 месяцев назад +11

    I owned a home on the top of a steep hillside. When I asked my insurance agent about my home insurance policy, he said if the hillside became unstable and my home was damaged in a landslide I would get nothing- it would be considered an act of god. He then laughed and told me to set the house on fire if it started slipping down the hillside. That would be the only way my insurers would pay me. He also told me that our conversation never happened. 😮

  • @eag8999
    @eag8999 6 месяцев назад +16

    Every singe homeowners insurance claim (where covered damage is present) is underpaid. This is systemic.

  • @rdxzero
    @rdxzero 6 месяцев назад +10

    It was really nice to hear you took on those cases. What they did to that elderly couple is abhorrent.

  • @grim1427
    @grim1427 6 месяцев назад +5

    "I'm the kinda guy where if you try to teach me a lesson I don't want to learn... I'm not gonna learn it."
    Loved it!

  • @SadPuppySoup
    @SadPuppySoup 6 месяцев назад +9

    Congratulations ladies you're one of the few that get true justice.

  • @ninjalectualx
    @ninjalectualx 6 месяцев назад +15

    My parked truck got hit by a drunk driver. It ended up costing me over $10,000 because the insurance refused to make me whole again. I was also 21 and didn't have the wherewithal to get a lawyer

  • @justpeanuts123
    @justpeanuts123 6 месяцев назад +19

    The insurance company will spend 18 billion dollars in legal fees to not pay.🙄

    • @Navybyrde
      @Navybyrde 6 месяцев назад +4

      Legal fees are deductible as a business expense. So they don't care.

  • @robpetkoff3268
    @robpetkoff3268 6 месяцев назад +26

    I’ve had issues with Insurance companies (health, car, and homeowners) a half dozen times over the years. Reported all of them to our state division of insurance, and like magic they all paid. But they always claim they’ve done no wrong and are paying out of the goodness I’m their tiny hearts.
    So… when I have conversations with people and they say they work in the insurance industry, I tell them in no uncertain terms how I feel about their character and life choices. Scumbags…

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      Really.. So when are you gonna pay up on the $34 trillions you owe?? 💵💵😂😂😂

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 6 месяцев назад +5

      Hey not everyone is scum. I did everything I could to save some people money and even let them know when they should have more coverage before they get screwed.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@Delimon007 really.. I bet you VOTED a lot.. 😂😂😂

    • @zarthemad8386
      @zarthemad8386 6 месяцев назад

      @@jpnewman1688 78% percent of that debt is held by the public (bonds).
      most of that debt is DNC funded slavvvee... i mean social services..... that "benifit (the rich) the people"

    • @jbranche8024
      @jbranche8024 6 месяцев назад

      ​@jpnewman1688 Low value noise. As customer I and my family have received good service from claims. CHECK reviews, glassdoor, Bbb and state license website for complaints before choosing Insurance.

  • @chuckfitzpatrick9147
    @chuckfitzpatrick9147 6 месяцев назад +13

    30 years without a claim. Then I asked for one, on my home. I got 10 cents on the dollar for the cost of the repairs. My policy included a stipulation that if I need to protest, I was required to pay for mediation at my cost and their choice of arbitrators. I sold the house and their annuity was terminated. Ya they won.

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 6 месяцев назад +6

      That 2nd part isn't legal btw. They can't force you to use their arbitrators and you can sue them for that. There is plenty of case law for this already and the federal government is VERY close to outright banning it as it should be. I also feel your pain, just shared a similar story of a guy who was with the insurance company for 30+ years, no claim whatsoever, company kicked'em to the curb.

  • @ChiefBridgeFuser
    @ChiefBridgeFuser 6 месяцев назад +13

    "I'm the kind of a person that if you're trying to teach me a lesson and I don't want to learn it, I'm not going to learn it." -- I'm stealing that!

  • @DaveBigDawg
    @DaveBigDawg 6 месяцев назад +19

    There needs to be more lawyers like you that looks out for the clients

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      Really.. I bet you VOTED a lot.. 😂😂😂

    • @DaveBigDawg
      @DaveBigDawg 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@jpnewman1688 huh 🤨

    • @MeRia035
      @MeRia035 6 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@DaveBigDawgnever mind JP, he says the same thing under every comment...

  • @NJR-g9f
    @NJR-g9f 6 месяцев назад +1

    Steve you are a very special and rare individual a man of his word. In today’s society you are an anomaly not the rule. Love this channel. Keep it up I’ll keep watching . Thank you

  • @kirkmorrison6131
    @kirkmorrison6131 6 месяцев назад +15

    I was in an accident years ago, a young driver hit my vehicle in the side and drove me off the road. The car that caused it bolted. It was an F-150 coming out on the road we were on. I had to hire a lawyer to get my medical expenses paid and State Farm wanted to use after mark parts on a vehicle i was driving home from the dealership.

    • @animalantics5898
      @animalantics5898 6 месяцев назад +1

      What is so wrong with after market parts? I don't want the expense for the cost of manufacturer's parts when those are just as good. Wouldn't be able to afford to repair the vehicle with manufacturer's parts.

    • @kirkmorrison6131
      @kirkmorrison6131 6 месяцев назад

      @@animalantics5898 It had just left the dealership. The insurance from the other driver's insurance was paying for repairs. I didn't want to risk certain panels being covered over by skins. I have no problem with after market parts on anything mechanical, but I want the body on a literally brand new car right and repaired properly a year later I would not have been so upset. It had to be towed. I never got it home that day. 2 weeks in the shop and I got it home

  • @George4943
    @George4943 6 месяцев назад +4

    I filed suit pro se when an insurance company refused to pay. When they finally agreed I pointed out that I still wanted to have the trial and it would cost them to pay their own attorney and asked for double. Hours before the trial we agreed to a mere $1000 over what I originally asked for.

  • @gregogrady8027
    @gregogrady8027 6 месяцев назад +3

    I had an insurance nightmare with American Family Insurance last year where a woman hit me from behind. The insurance agency told me they would take 6 months before they would even start looking at reimbursement. They told me I could rent a car but then told me they couldn't tell me how much or how long I could rent it for and also that I'd have to rent it out of pocket for those 6 months. They kept asking for documentation, paperwork, images, and then they kept "losing" all of it and asking me to send it again. I shit you not one day the agent called me and while on the phone with her she claimed she didn't have my phone number. Finally my mechanic actually filed paperwork to sue them because apparently they were playing the same game with him and magically everything was resolved the next day.
    I have zero sympathy or patience for insurance companies.

  • @missflowerpower8724
    @missflowerpower8724 6 месяцев назад +4

    Also, this was dragged out so EVERYTHING had become so much more expensive. I’m happy for these sisters.

  • @timothyjohnson6258
    @timothyjohnson6258 6 месяцев назад +10

    This is the very definition of the word oxymoron: Honest, ethical insurance company

  • @robs7060
    @robs7060 6 месяцев назад +7

    I work for a roofing company and I hear every day about how insurance companies are cancelling or threatening to cancel everyone's policies for any reason they can think of. If people don't change around their homes, landscaping, and pay dramatic price increases, they can't get insurance. The entire state is now considered a high risk area, as much because of the high construction and real estate costs as any real risk that may have been assessed.

  • @geoffh1
    @geoffh1 6 месяцев назад +26

    I had USAA insurance in Texas when my car was totalled. I was not aware that they were obligated to also pay me for sales tax on the value of my car. Years later there was a class action lawsuit and I got $40. I was essentially scammed out of thousands of dollars and they only had to pay me 40. They made off like bandits.

    • @Garth2011
      @Garth2011 6 месяцев назад +4

      Yes, sales tax and pro-rated registration fees that were paid for that year. It's all part of "replacement value".

    • @charlesslack8090
      @charlesslack8090 6 месяцев назад +3

      CLASS ACTION monies go to the lawyers.

    • @Garth2011
      @Garth2011 6 месяцев назад

      @@charlesslack8090 And to the Courts. I think those cases should have a cap or limit as to attorney fee's and method of expenses they incur. Most of the time they take the expensive paths to organize a class action lawsuit because they know they will get fully reimbursed.

    • @user-se7vt5ow4e
      @user-se7vt5ow4e 5 месяцев назад

      Progressive pulled that scam in Florida. I never received the money they owed me.

  • @BillyAoki
    @BillyAoki 6 месяцев назад +38

    would be funny if insurance company appeals and then the amount goes up instead

    • @lilithhawkins6454
      @lilithhawkins6454 6 месяцев назад +5

      That would be funny...

    • @edevos3108
      @edevos3108 6 месяцев назад

      That will not happen.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +2

      And guess who's gonna pay?? 💵💵😂😂😂

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 6 месяцев назад +2

      If I was a judge I most certainly would just to spite them 😂

    • @BillyAoki
      @BillyAoki 6 месяцев назад

      @@lilithhawkins6454 since you asked, probably you

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 6 месяцев назад +18

    Insurance Companies didn’t Reach their Disgraceful Size by Accident. Companies still in Business Clearly Learned what it takes to Continue Record Profits. 🤪👎

  • @robertkelleher1850
    @robertkelleher1850 6 месяцев назад +10

    It's disgusting that insurers are not required amortize losses over several years. In Florida they can go 3 years with zero payouts, and rack up record profit. Get one year with a big hurricane and they all complain that they are losing money. They only lost money that year, but still made a huge profit over the last 3. They use that "loss" to justify raising rates.

    • @mikebarushok5361
      @mikebarushok5361 6 месяцев назад +1

      They also make money in the year of a big hurricane. Where do you think they invest the money collected in premiums? Lumber suppliers, home improvement chains, construction equipment manufacturers, etc. So, the invested money pays out big stock profits, and the insurance companies often have record profit in the years that there are higher numbers of claims.

  • @paulthecpa2717
    @paulthecpa2717 6 месяцев назад

    Steve, there are still good sane sober moral prudent people in this world, and you Sir, are one of them.

  • @emdxemdx
    @emdxemdx 6 месяцев назад +4

    In Canada, the only time an insurer can refuse to pay you is if they think you committed insurance fraud, so generally, those are open-and-shut cases…

  • @unbreakable7633
    @unbreakable7633 6 месяцев назад +15

    People are sick of corporate grift. Sick of getting the screws by rich people. Sick of a government out of control, that takes care of people in other countries and ignores Americans. The turnaround is coming.

    • @MeRia035
      @MeRia035 6 месяцев назад +5

      All very true, it's reaching a boiling point. The turnaround might be trying times but something has to give...

    • @unbreakable7633
      @unbreakable7633 6 месяцев назад +5

      @@MeRia035 It's inevitable. Jefferson described the process in the Declaration of Independence. Yes, it will be a bad time but much worse for the people who have done this to us.

  • @BenLeitch
    @BenLeitch 6 месяцев назад +18

    Ben is in the handle of the sword on Steve's RHS

    • @missflowerpower8724
      @missflowerpower8724 6 месяцев назад +3

      At about 12:46, Ben is on the box over Mike’s right shoulder on the bookshelf.

  • @GamesFromSpace
    @GamesFromSpace 6 месяцев назад +45

    Why don't lawyers go to hell? It's already full of insurance executives and claims adjusters.

    • @katiekane5247
      @katiekane5247 6 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@redneckcodermuch like Drs, practicing medicine

    • @niyablake
      @niyablake 6 месяцев назад +3

      Every on hates lawyers till they need one. Every one hates insurance executives and claims adjusters.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@niyablakeI bet you VOTED a lot.. 😂😂😂

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@redneckcoderyeah.. But who gave them the power, consent, legitimacy, 💵💵 and weapons to be your masters?? GODS?? 😂😂😂

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@niyablake
      Actually you don't really need a lawyer, the law says you do and so does networking.

  • @70stastic
    @70stastic 6 месяцев назад +7

    I'm still fighting Nationwide after their driver totaled my car. They refuse to replace my car, pay for loss of use, or pay lost wages. They accepted 100% liability but refuse to pay

    • @chivalryremains9426
      @chivalryremains9426 6 месяцев назад +1

      Call DOI.

    • @70stastic
      @70stastic 6 месяцев назад

      I did. They said that they "Can't require an insurance company to pay a [liability] claim." I have that in writing

    • @roxcyn
      @roxcyn 6 месяцев назад

      Hire an attorney to sue?

    • @mtunofun1
      @mtunofun1 6 месяцев назад

      Sounds like a limits issue.

    • @70stastic
      @70stastic 6 месяцев назад +1

      I tried but every attorney in my state refused to take the case because I wasn't injured in the crash. The crash literally happened on the front yard of Berry Law and they have no interest in the case

  • @azuth11
    @azuth11 6 месяцев назад +9

    Insurance is a form of gambling, that has been lobbied into being a mandatory requirement, not only for businesses but also for individuals.
    Both a casino and an insurance office do nothing but take bets and award payouts. Their only difference is that a casino doesn't force you to take them to court to claim your winnings.

  • @RipliWitani
    @RipliWitani 6 месяцев назад +5

    I buy straight from the local farm. Factor uses food from all over the world

  • @TheOnespeedbiker
    @TheOnespeedbiker 6 месяцев назад +8

    "Forecast shows this flooding could get worse in coming years." Imagine having your home insurance determined by weather forecast years in the future.

  • @SusanEpp-q7c
    @SusanEpp-q7c 6 месяцев назад +5

    You are so blessed to still have your Daddy.

  • @christianwolf68
    @christianwolf68 6 месяцев назад +8

    the very same thing is happening here in Louisiana all the way back from Hurricane Ida. insurance companies are slow rolling and not releasing documents, and there are no laws telling them to. the program Restore Louisiana is just as bad with all their red tape. here it is coming upon a hurricane season that is predicted to be the worst in 10 years. lots of people are getting screwed over and there is nothing we can do or no where to turn

  • @recalcitrantradical7312
    @recalcitrantradical7312 6 месяцев назад +75

    The last time an Insurance company acted in "good faith" a virgin gave birth.

    • @AcidFlash123
      @AcidFlash123 6 месяцев назад +3

      So in other words, it has never happened.

    • @SaintGoonie7
      @SaintGoonie7 6 месяцев назад +4

      Praise Jesus! Get your houses in order. This world will pass away. God's words will never pass away. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Come Lord Jesus! Matthew 24.

    • @jamesanderson3009
      @jamesanderson3009 6 месяцев назад +2

      The best statement ever made🤜

    • @William0271
      @William0271 6 месяцев назад

      @@AcidFlash123 Must've happened 2000+ years ago

    • @AcidFlash123
      @AcidFlash123 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@William0271 Or, more likely, not at all.

  • @lancers7
    @lancers7 6 месяцев назад +57

    18 mil wow. I am sure it will be appealed. But, holy cow. Goes to show that people hate haaaattteeee insurance companies.

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 6 месяцев назад +16

      Well if they just paid out like they legally are supposed to in their contract, it wouldn't have been an issue.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +1

      That's NOTHING when compared to the $34 trillions you owe.. 💵💵😂😂😂

    • @Mike.The.Jeweler
      @Mike.The.Jeweler 6 месяцев назад +5

      ​@jpnewman1688 come take it back from us, we'll wait. Ccp bot lmao

    • @tazz1669
      @tazz1669 6 месяцев назад +1

      I was thinking that myself hope they bump it up to 23 million to teach them a lesson

    • @suzukiegi5699
      @suzukiegi5699 6 месяцев назад +4

      Honestly, if I were on that jury I wouldn't have thought twice about making the insurance company pay. I paid faithfully for almost a decade and got fucked by my insurance that cost me my house and shop.

  • @chelsealeonardbaum23
    @chelsealeonardbaum23 6 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you Steve

  • @MrDlt123
    @MrDlt123 6 месяцев назад +3

    Year in and year out, they charge the maximum the market can bear, but when it comes time to pay out, they screw their customers.

  • @jilbertb
    @jilbertb 6 месяцев назад +20

    Im a sixty-something yr old lady...
    I had an old Expedition with a blown head gasket.
    Threw in some Barr's leak, drove as directed. Changed my oil and water and drove it for another 8k miles. Gave it away running, for free.
    Stupid adjuster...

    • @katiekane5247
      @katiekane5247 6 месяцев назад +4

      I just had a little more than a fender bender with my 99 Explorer. I'm driving it until it drops

  • @Random2
    @Random2 6 месяцев назад +4

    Every time you make a factor advert, I google to see if they have started working here in Scandinavia yet. Every time I am disappointed. Until today. They now have another client ^_^!

  • @theprodigalstranger5259
    @theprodigalstranger5259 6 месяцев назад +2

    If i was denied on a $10,000 claim and could not find an attourney like Steve to help me out I would sue for the $5,000 allowed in small claims. Something is better than nothing.

  • @builtontherockhomestead9390
    @builtontherockhomestead9390 6 месяцев назад +26

    My mom had a boyfriend who owned an old car that wasn't worth anything, stolen and found burned. Police said that was common, they'd steal a car, use it in a crime and then set it on fire.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 6 месяцев назад +4

      Are you sure it was stolen?? 😂😂😂

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@jpnewman1688 Gasp! Where is your voting comment?
      Or was the chance to accuse someone of fraud too tasty for your trolling life?

    • @VicTor-gi7so
      @VicTor-gi7so 6 месяцев назад

      and that has to do with wat . smh

    • @MattH-wg7ou
      @MattH-wg7ou 6 месяцев назад

      Umm...cool story bro...

    • @BS-cc4ks
      @BS-cc4ks 6 месяцев назад

      @@VicTor-gi7so I think he is implying that his mom's boyfriend committed insurance fraud is trying to show people how easy it is to do it?

  • @MJCLAXDEN
    @MJCLAXDEN 6 месяцев назад +6

    There should be time limit triggers for settlement of claims - hard and fast deadlines - with escalators for failure to meet the deadline or accuracy of the claims and fines for failing to meet, say, 98% accuracy (time and amount) of the claim, along with suspension of ability to sell in that market.
    State Farm is famous for this...including the car theft case Steve mentioned. They're horrid. I dumped them.

  • @boikatsapiens499
    @boikatsapiens499 6 месяцев назад +11

    Ben in the hilt of the sword on the left.

  • @ColtonRMagby
    @ColtonRMagby 6 месяцев назад +30

    $18,000,000.00 is nothing to an insurance company, but the insurance company should've paid the full cost of repairs in the first place. Any appeal attempts from the insurance company should be stopped before they get to a judge's desk.

    • @sludge8506
      @sludge8506 6 месяцев назад +1

      How do you know the insurance company should have paid the full cost of the repairs in the first place??
      Oh, I know: The internet said so.

    • @ColtonRMagby
      @ColtonRMagby 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@sludge8506 No, COMMON SENSE said so.

    • @gaoxiaen1
      @gaoxiaen1 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@sludge8506 They wouldn't have tried to settle right before the trial.

    • @jessicaolson490
      @jessicaolson490 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@sludge8506 we can tell because the story is done. She would not have won her jury trial for the damages if there was nothing for them to fix.

    • @sludge8506
      @sludge8506 6 месяцев назад

      @@ColtonRMagby Really, champ?? You have seen all the evidence?? Oh, wait, you haven’t, but the internet says so, so it must be true.

  • @willdejong7763
    @willdejong7763 6 месяцев назад

    Steve, you’re a good guy. Thanks to you and everyone else who does the right things even when it doesn’t directly benefit themselves.

  • @89volvowithlazers
    @89volvowithlazers 6 месяцев назад +2

    I knew you were on point from the first video I stumbled upon. Mr. Lehto u r something else❤❤❤

  • @bjackman16502
    @bjackman16502 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have now been a Factor subscriber for 6 months (Yes, because of Mr. Lehto's ad) and can honestly say it is a pleasure to work with them. Deliveries are like clockwork, the meals are tasty and filling, and store very well.
    In addition I am eating better with factor, because as I drive by a restaurant I think "I'll spend longer in the drive thru than it will take to make a Factor meal."
    Thank you Steve!

  • @FlatlanderJoe
    @FlatlanderJoe 6 месяцев назад +1

    Same happened here in michigan a couple years ago when we had major flood damage in detroit. Myself and others i knew were only offered $10k after i had six inches of sewage in my basement. Half of that covered the abatement and the quote to rebuild was $20 grand. What do I even pay for insurance for?!!

  • @SurprisedKiteboarder-gf8wj
    @SurprisedKiteboarder-gf8wj 6 месяцев назад +1

    Steve, I have been an adjuster for about 20 years. Some insurance companies will push on and on until the insured gets worn out, and then just doesn't pursue it, it's a real shame

  • @Nameless-lk8ld
    @Nameless-lk8ld 6 месяцев назад +2

    Great video! So glad these ladies got justice!

  • @Userd542gth67
    @Userd542gth67 6 месяцев назад +2

    Had an insurance company deny a 10K claim talked to a lawyer and they said I would win in court but would probably spend more than I would get fighting it

  • @michaeljohnson4947
    @michaeljohnson4947 6 месяцев назад

    Our prisons have a lot of people who's homes burned down, and couldn't afford a criminal attorney, while simultaneously loosing all their possessions. New Braunfels, Texas tried to do this after my home and business burned down, back in the 80s. Back then, I believe prosecuting victims of home fires was their default starting point. No other investigation was done. When I found the evidence that 3300 sq ft of the 4800 sq ft, was all on one circuit breaker, the city managed to loose the evidence. The person responsible for the bad wiring, turned out to be friends with the fire chief. Be very careful, when moving to tight knit, picture postcard towns. I know someone who to prison for a DWI. She told me how many people were sent to prison, for accidental fire in their homes. In these cases, having insurance, only made their situation worse, Thank you Steve for covering this.

  • @fredblase5608
    @fredblase5608 6 месяцев назад

    Said it before and I'll say it again, have even said it to my insurance agent " The best insurance you can have is none that way you know what you have covered!" Thankfully I've had two payouts aginst my insurance in the last 50 years, and they were fairly minor ones.

  • @jaredkennedy6576
    @jaredkennedy6576 6 месяцев назад +2

    I had to sue the guy who hit my car a few years ago to get USAA to stop low balling me. He did $3500 in damage to my Alfa Romeo, and they offered me $1100 to total it because it was just an old car. They repeatedly flat out lied about the valuation of the car, called dealerships and got trade in values and tried to pass them off as high retail, and used board posts from over ten years ago from someone firesaleing their collection, who as near as I can tell died a couple years later. Through all this I was dealing with cancer as well.
    I filed in small claims for $4500 and change, and finally they settled for $3500 the day before the court date. I felt really bad suing that guy, but that was the only option.
    Oh, and the Idaho insurance commission said that was all legal.

  • @bobbyread6883
    @bobbyread6883 6 месяцев назад

    You explain the corruption in the law and courts well. Doubt if many catch it.

  • @roxcyn
    @roxcyn 6 месяцев назад +1

    They ahould be ashamed.

  • @adobo1976
    @adobo1976 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have a major asbestos spill in my house right now and can relate to this. Insurance has delayed everything. Here I am 9 months later and work still has not started on my house. Insurance companies are setup to delay intentionally. I'm not even allowed to talk to someone who can authorize a payment. The adjuster always has to get approval from a manager and it takes weeks anytime there is a difference of opinion or you catch mistakes they made. Then they intentionally make mistakes on your personal property coverage so that it sits in limbo forever.

  • @jonahkrompart
    @jonahkrompart 6 месяцев назад

    What an ad read, Steve. I appreciate the thoughtfulness you put into your promotion and making it an honest review. I’m not a buyer but I did listen to the whole ad because it was such a great listen. If I was on the fence about something like this I would have definitely been sold.

  • @jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344
    @jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344 6 месяцев назад +10

    The actual reason that insurance companies are cancelling policies in California is that they are limited in their coverage increases. You can predict the ripple effect from there.

    • @joshuahudson2170
      @joshuahudson2170 6 месяцев назад +1

      Time for the state to start selling insurance at cost + 1X%. The insurance commissioner says they can figure a fair rate; put up or shut up.

    • @jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344
      @jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@joshuahudson2170 That is up to the state and essentially what Florida did after Hurricane Andrew. The reason I brought this point forward is that I have a friend who is an insurance guy and I asked him why it is happening. From the P&C crowd, they can just make more money other places.

    • @joshuahudson2170
      @joshuahudson2170 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344 Florida did it badly.

  • @mattcero1
    @mattcero1 6 месяцев назад +1

    Getting it all in writing is the way to go for sure!

  • @RockyInSea74
    @RockyInSea74 6 месяцев назад +1

    In Washington State, if you are forced to have to sue the insurance (car or health) company for a claim, then you can get 3x the damages + fess (RCW 48.30.015). Many people in this state have stories of getting their claim denied and when you call up the insurance company and they notice that you are from Washington, the claim mysteriously gets approved right away. I've never had one of my claims rejected.

    • @kszakonyi
      @kszakonyi 6 месяцев назад

      I wish this was true. Safeco wouldn’t pay our claim when sustained winds of 45mph and wind gust up to 70mph damaged our motorhome. They said it was pre-existing. Washington state Insurance Commissioner was useless. Total bad faith. It was about a $15k claim which wasn’t enough to hire an attorney so they get away with it. Safeco just laughed at us when we asked them to look at the damage. They just decided they weren’t going to pay and that was it.

  • @sporty196071
    @sporty196071 6 месяцев назад +2

    I'm not in one place enough to order the Factor meals, but my brother gets them and whenever I go visit him I eat a few of the meals they are great , he made a new rule, it's make yourself something to eat except for the factor meals.

  • @wickedbird1538
    @wickedbird1538 6 месяцев назад +1

    😮😮I (69f) have had the same insurance company since I was 16. Home, auto, life insurance, disability. I have always been happy with my claims from State Farm. I hear all these horror stories. I don’t why I have good results.

    • @animalantics5898
      @animalantics5898 6 месяцев назад +1

      I've had good luck with State Farm too.

  • @nrs135
    @nrs135 6 месяцев назад +4

    The problem is $100k in damage 4 years ago is more like $1m minimum with inflation, additional living expenses, damages to property that could have been recovered or mitigated at the time, attorney fees and court costs, especially in a drawn out trial. Obviously they're trying to deny the claim without showing cause, so yes, communicating in writing is obviously a problem because it might expose the bias or fraud.

  • @4brigger
    @4brigger 6 месяцев назад +1

    you're a good man, Steve Lehto

  • @thogevoll
    @thogevoll 6 месяцев назад

    Good for you Steve. 🙏

  • @ItIsJustDan
    @ItIsJustDan Месяц назад

    You're a good man Steve taking cases and barely getting paid if any. We do the same for some clients too.

  • @dave3657
    @dave3657 6 месяцев назад +1

    I got hit by a person with State Farm Insurance and they denied that the driver had their insurance. My insurance company had to take them to court. Wish I would have sued them.

  • @tomeauburn
    @tomeauburn 6 месяцев назад +1

    My friend who lives in California bought a house and had inspections done and closed. Less than a year later he had water show up in his floor. Turns out a pipe break in the wall. His insurance refused to pay saying it was long term damage. He appealed several times but ended up taking a second to restore the home from the damage of 60k. This is a disabled combat Vet. He didn't deserve this and he didn't sue. This guy helps people that have been screwed over by Ashley Furniture screwing people over who have lost all hope. He has helped over 2900 people for no charge. He started doing this after he got screwed by them and actually getting an email from the CEO that had a virus embedded in the email which he caught. He has recovered millions for people that have received damaged or junk furniture that fell apart in a few months.

  • @Dan-rx3yh
    @Dan-rx3yh 6 месяцев назад +1

    Same problem happened to me after hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The insurance company offered 8,000. We went to their office and told them that we will spend the whatever time it will take to get what we need. We had all documentation,,, spent the day,,including waited while they went to lunch. They finally settled that afternoon for 65,000

    • @MeRia035
      @MeRia035 6 месяцев назад

      Good job! Glad to hear you stuck through it & we're compensated. And that you survived the hurricane 🙂

  • @CreativeFishDesignsCharlotte
    @CreativeFishDesignsCharlotte 6 месяцев назад +1

    i hope you are blessed my Brother

  • @justgeorge3728
    @justgeorge3728 6 месяцев назад

    Happened to us, tornado hit our home 2 weeks after we moved in. 1/3 of the roof blew off and my insurance company offered me 1000. The amount of my deductible. They would not fix it. We waited over a month for them to take care of it, then just had it done ourselves for $15,000.
    We had that insurance company for 25 years no claims on homes, rentals, cars, boats...not anymore.

  • @andrewvirtue5048
    @andrewvirtue5048 6 месяцев назад +1

    Ahhh I vaguely remember that "stolen car, later found to be torched on the other side of town" story.

  • @ricardcluter4765
    @ricardcluter4765 6 месяцев назад +2

    A friend of mine was an independent insurance adjuster and used to brag about lowballing claims. An insurance company was more likely to hire him, if he came in under the true cost of the claim, on a consistent basis. The adjuster works FOR the insurance company, not you. hire an independent adjuster, if you want to know if you're being lowballed.

  • @swistedfilms
    @swistedfilms 6 месяцев назад

    Wow. I'm like 10 comments into the comment section and every single one contains hate for insurance companies. And I'm right there with you.

  • @sabinrawr
    @sabinrawr 6 месяцев назад +2

    I believe that the losing party should always be responsible for the others' attorney fees if bad faith can be shown, either in the principal question of fact or in the execution of the case once filed.
    This should not be state by state. It should be federal law at the very least... But really, this is just as important as the Seventh Amendment, and ought to be considered a fundamental right.
    Not only would this help against unsavory insurance adjusters, but it would bring Civil Asset Forfeiture to a screeching halt!

  • @brucewarren5248
    @brucewarren5248 6 месяцев назад

    This is now my favorite video. You sound like me when you talk about insurance bad faith. I run into the same thing about how adjusters behave time and again.I even had one testify that the one could not stick a magnetic hide-a-key under a Toyota Camry such that the insured must have lied when he said there was a hide-a-key under the car. The adjuster saw no need to ask the insured to demonstrate on a similar car int he company's parking lot.

  • @NemoBlank
    @NemoBlank 6 месяцев назад +4

    Crooked gamblers robbing the public then welshing.

  • @arribaficationwineho32
    @arribaficationwineho32 6 месяцев назад +1

    Never give up when fighting insurance companies. Katrina gave us a true picture of how insurance companies work….if your house had water damage they said not covered. If your house had wind damage…they said not covered. Wendell pierce, actor met with his father in the father’s destroyed house who would be receiving no insurance money for his destroyed house in spite of paying premiums for years. Wendell dealt with the adjuster as his father couldn’t hear. The father asked him if he would be getting money to rebuild his house. He let the adjuster leave before telling his father that the “insurance” was paying nothing. I saw this on a documentary

  • @pcatful
    @pcatful 6 месяцев назад +1

    There might be porch cams showing an old lady pushing her car across Detroit in the middle of the night.

  • @chuckmiller692
    @chuckmiller692 6 месяцев назад

    Thank God for lawyers like you that actual;lt care for clients, POOR and rich!