Consumers Eligible For Insurance Settlement

DENVER (AP) - More than 1,400 Colorado consumers may be eligible for compensation under a class action settlement over denial of claims related to a cancer and disease expense policy.

The settlement announced Monday was reached with Oklahoma involving Allstate Corp. and American Heritage Life Insurance Co.

The Colorado Division of Insurance says more than 226,000 consumers may be affected in all 50 states.

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