Insurance Firm Sued Again Over TCPA in Eastern Pa.

The unsolicited prerecorded telemarketing calls that National General Insurance Marketing made to consumer Stewart Smith's phone without his prior express consent violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, alleged Smith’s class action Monday (docket 2:22-cv-04162) in U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania. Because these calls were transmitted using technology “capable of generating thousands of similar calls per day,” Smith, a Pennsylvania resident, is suing “on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of other persons who received similar calls,” the complaint said. To generate leads, National General makes telemarketing calls to consumers “who have never had a relationship and who have never consented to receive their calls,” it said. “Indeed, National General has previously been sued related to telemarketing that is alleged to have violated the TCPA.” Court records show National General was sued twice previously for alleged TCPA violations. Both cases ended with settlements. The company didn’t comment Tuesday on Monday’s complaint.