Assurant controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
U.S. Supreme Court declines review of policy-rescission case
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the company's appeal of the South Carolina ruling, leaving the state-court judgment in place.
2010
Colorado bad-faith insurance verdict
A Boulder jury found that Assurant Health had breached its contract with a woman seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident and awarded medical-cost damages together with approximately $37.1 million in punitive damages. The case was described in the reference material as one of Colorado's largest bad-faith judgments.
2009
South Carolina policy-rescission litigation
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a judgment against the company, then known as Fortis in the relevant operations, after finding that a health-insurance policy had been improperly revoked following the policyholder's HIV diagnosis. The court ordered $10 million in damages. The case became part of wider criticism concerning historical health-policy rescissions and claim handling.