91-Year-Old Woman Is Taking Action Against Her Insurance Company

 Posted on March 29, 2013 in Uncategorized

A 91-year-old woman who lost her home in the Waldo Canyon Fire is taking action against her insurance company and the agent who wrote her policy, according to the Denver Post. Sometime before the fire, the woman was given a quote from another insurance company, and went to her agent to see if he could match the quote. She wanted him to raise her deductible as a way of bringing down her monthly premium, but instead he lowered her fire coverage. As a result, when she lost her home to fire, she was unable to afford to have the home rebuilt. She believes that the agent wrote the policy negligently, and has sued him and the insurance company for damages.

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