The insurance industry needs to be reformed!

Attorney Bruce Tharpe has over 21 years of experience fighting insurance companies.

Our Urgent Need for Insurance Reform

It's time for Washington to take a long-overdue look at insurance reform legislation

Too often there are reports in the news media about "Tort Reform," "Health Reform," or some other sort of “reform” of our system.

I believe the Insurance Industry needs to be reformed more than the legal or health professions! 

• Recently, AIG, one of the largest insurers in the U.S., was the recipient of one of the largest multibillion-dollar bailouts ever given in U.S. history.

• Also, note which companies sponsor college football bowl games on New Year's Day: Insurance Companies like Liberty Mutual and Allstate. 

Insurance Company Horror Stories

There are endless horror stories about people trying to deal with insurance adjusters without attorneys, and getting the short end of the deal. 

• I know attorneys who refuse to deal with insurance adjusters because of their rude attitude and insistence on low-balling settlement negotiations, and prefer to just go forward with filing lawsuits and dealing with lawyers instead.

• There are endless horror stories about people trying to get reasonable settlements from their own insurance companies and getting the short end of the deal! 

The truth is: The insurance companies want to settle your claims for as little as possible. The more money insurance adjusters save for the insurance company, the better profits the company makes, the more bonuses executives receive, and the better Christmas parties the insurance companies have! 

Are you listening, AIG?

You're expected to make your insurance payment on time every month or they cancel your insurance policy.

And yet, if you make a claim to your own insurance company for personal injuries, property damages or whatever, chances are your own insurance company tried to settle, or succeeded in settling the claim for less than it was worth.

A Multibillion-dollar Propaganda Machine

I believe the Insurance Industry needs to be reformed more than the legal profession! 

• Many states in the country have passed Tort Reform Legislation or Medical Malpractice Reform Legislation that has severely hampered the efforts to seek justice in certain medical malpractice and personal injury cases. But have insurance premiums been reduced as a result? No.

• Doctors and medical personnel were encouraged to contribute to advertising for Medical Malpractice Initiatives that passed across the U.S., but medical malpractice insurance rates have not decreased.

Why has there been such a huge media blitz by legal reform and tort reform groups? I believe it has been a calculated assault on the legal profession, backed by large insurance companies. 

Make no mistake: The attorneys are the ones who have taken the insurance companies to task and have forced them to pay a fair value on claims instead of undercutting a claimant. 

We Can Help

Contact us:

Law Office of R. Bruce Tharpe
801 E. Van Buren St.
Brownsville, TX 78520-7141
Call: 956-546-2400
Fax: 956-546-4362

E-mail:

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