Insurance Claim Problems - 10 Worst Insurance Companies Deny Claims Raise Premiums

Insurance Claim Problems - 10 Worst Insurance Companies Deny Claims Raise Premiums: "Hurricane Katrina showed State Farm at its worst. One of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, near Buras, Louisiana. The storm killed nearly 1,600 people and caused $135 billion in damages.71
One of the legacies of the storm was the widespread dissatisfaction with the response of State Farm and other insurance companies. State Farm would later claim it had settled 99 percent of its cases, but regulators criticized the company for using misleading statistics.72 The company claimed that any house that had what they considered water damage did not constitute a claim in the first place.73 In fact, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that it was contacted by 9,000 consumers seeking help resolving disputes with their insurance companies.74"