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What To Do When An Insurance Company Breaches Its Contract
by: Maui Reyes

With so much paperwork given to you by insurance companies, most people tend to overlook exactly what their contracts are about.

It is part of insurance law that any ambiguity or uncertainty in the choice of wording in a contract will be resolved in favor of the policy holder, and not the insurance company. This often works in favor of the policyholder when it comes to pointing fingers in court, but not all the time.

Most policyholders tend to have their own interpretation of the contract. Unfortunately, the judge doesn’t care about the policyholder’s understanding of the wording. In court, “plain meaning