"Allianz would accept a claim over a broken foot, but not a life-altering mental health diagnosis — that's not fair, and it's not lawful," Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a release. "Mental health conditions are just as real and serious as physical conditions — and both have protection under the law." Credit: Paopano/Shutterstock.com
Allianz Global Assistance is paying $1.5 million to resolve a civil rights lawsuit for discriminating against 560 Washington state residents by denying travel insurance claims that were filed for mental and nervous health disorders, the state's attorney general's office reported.
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