EPISODE 99: When Insurance Claims are Denied
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How does the law protect insured parties when insurers delay or deny payment? Does the recovery of a stolen vehicle prevent the insured owner from receiving full payment under an insurance policy?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Jose Maria G. Hofileña, Member of the Commercial Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy, and Dean of the School of Law of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Dean Hofileña discuss how the law protects insured parties against delayed or denied claims, and whether recovering a stolen vehicle affects full insurance payment within the context of Wilfrido C. Wijangco v. UCPB General Insurance Co. Inc., G.R. No. 257086, penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting, and decided by the Supreme Court Third Division on April 23, 2025.























