After a serious car accident–one that involves damage to your car and the other person’s car, not to mention physical injuries–you’re in a precarious position. Between rental cars, medical bills, and lost wages, finances can quickly become a big problem. Insurance companies understand the situation you’re in, and they generally…
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Never, Ever Rely On What An Insurance Adjuster Tells You
Let’s say you have been injured in a car wreck, or in a fall at a store, and the insurance adjuster for the insurance company of the at-fault driver or of the store owner calls you after your injury. They often want to take a recorded statement (which you should…
You Think We Have a Litigious Society? Blame the Insurance Companies Who Say “So Sue Me.”
I constantly hear, even from jurors, that we are a “litigious society,” that everyone sues over everything these days. Assuming this is true, who is to blame? Critics immediately place the blame at the feet of the injured plaintiffs who must bring the lawsuit for compensation for the injuries they…
Does Your Own Insurance Company Owe You a Duty?
Does your own insurance company owe you a duty? The simple answer is “yes, of course.” But for any of you who read my blog, you know when dealing with an insurance company nothing is ever simple and you should never assume your own insurance carrier “is on your side.”…
State Farm: LIke a Good Neighbor? Don’t Bet Your House On It
Do you believe that “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there?” I have previously presented plenty of evidence that the answer to that question of whether State Farm is like a good neighbor is a resounding “no.” If you recall, in my case Eells v. State Farm, State…
Is State Farm Really Like a Good Neighbor? Who Does My Insurance Agent Really Work For?
Do I have a case against my insurance agent? I feel like my insurance adjuster cared more for the insurance company than for me, her client. Who does my insurance agent really work for? Me or the insurance Company? Good question! No doubt many of us think our insurance agent,…
Insurance Industry May Have Defrauded Millions
That headline should come as no surprise to my readers here in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgians have a unique ability to know when they are getting ripped off, and it appears United Healthcare has been doing that to Georgians and Americans everywhere in the form of insurance fraud. The United States…
Good Hands or Boxing Gloves?: Allstate Insurance Company Pays $7 Million Fine
Below is a news article from the Associated Press that details Allstate Insurance Company’s finally agreeing to pay a $7 Milliion fine for failing to disclose key documents regarding the manner in which it pays (or really, doesn’t pay) claims. The Missouri Supreme Court has held Allstate’s feet to the…