Who regulates pre-paid legal plans?
Pre-paid legal service providers are required to provide either a written agreement of the services provided in their plans, or at least a written communication concerning the services covered, together with the fees to be charged for services not covered in the written agreement of membership.
However, most people gloss over "terms and conditions" and just sign the agreement assuming they are covered for most legal services. This usually gives rise to frequent complaints about the service, fee disputes and complaints about attorneys.
Generally, if you have any complaint with your service, you should first address any such complaint with your service provider. Contact them to get information regarding their in-house complaint process and settlement of disputes. If you are unsatisfied, then it helps to know who regulates your kind of legal insurance.
Your state's Department of consumer affairs licenses and regulates all pre-paid legal plans. Prepaid legal service companies are required to register with the department prior to commencing business and appoint a sales representative. Further regulation can be provided by your local bar association.
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Legal Plans News Articles:-
- Arag appoints new chief sales officer (Insurance Business Review)
Arag, a legal insurance provider, has appointed Jim Barone as new chief sales officer. Mr Barone will lead the Arag sales team in working with businesses, brokers and benefits professionals to provide legal plans.
- ARAGŪ General Counsel Named to American Prepaid Legal Services Board of Directors (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Ann Cosimano stresses importance of legal plans to serve consumer needs.
- Libbey Wins Stevie Award for Best Customer Service Organization in 2008 American Business Awards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Libbey Inc. , the leading manufacturer of tabletop products for the U.S. foodservice and retail industries, is proud to announce that it has won a Stevie Award for Best Customer Service Organization in the 2008 American Business Awards sponsored this year by Dow Jones.
- MetLife Estate Resolution Services Enhances Supplemental Group Life Benefits (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----MetLife, the largest U.S. life insurer and a leading provider of employee benefits, today announced that it has enhanced its group life benefits portfolio by adding estate resolution services as a standard feature to its supplemental Term Life, Group Universal Life and Group Variable Universal Life insurance coverages in those states that have approved the feature.
- Jim Barone Appointed as New Chief Sales Officer at ARAG(R) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DES MOINES, Iowa----ARAGŪ, the global leader in legal insurance, has announced the appointment of insurance industry veteran Jim Barone as the company's new Chief Sales Officer.
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