Okla. Federal Judge Finds UM Payment Delay Due To Insured's Communication

TULSA, Okla. - Even though an insurer's investigation into a policyholder's uninsured motorist (UM) claim was "not perfect," an Oklahoma federal judge on Jan. 27 held that the insurer acted in a reasonable, thorough and prompt manner in light of a potential Medicare subrogation claim and the insured's faulty memory (Michael Porter v. Farmers Insurance Company Inc., No. 4:10-cv-00116, N.D. Okla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9862). Full story on lexis.com