Yes. A discount for hybrid owners. In addition to having low fuel costs, better mileage, and helping the environment, hybrid owners are now going to be able to get a discount on their insurance. Travelers is going to start giving…
Posts Categorized In: Auto Insurance
Obtaining Information on the Other Party
So you get in an accident. You do everything I suggested on my personal injury podcast. The other person refuses to identify him or herself. What do you do? In California, you file a form with DMV. The form requests…
Private Property – Do the police come?
Someone called my office this week and asked why the police cited him for being in an accident on private property. He was technically cited for no license and no insurance. OOPS! Here is why: the laws of the road…
Safety of the Trucking Industry
A recent settlement in a Texas accident is raising more questions about the safety of the trucking industry. The driver of the garbage truck that was involved in the accident apparently ran out of fuel, but did not set out…
SUVs may not be as safe as you think
I used to have a debate with my dad: convertible or SUV? Not which one do you like better, because we both would have come out on the side of the convertible. He had a 1971 Buick Skylark Convertible that…
A Good Article on Tort Reform
I came across an interesting article from The New Standard, which appears to be an independent newspaper on the internet. Go check them out as they appear to have some good information. Anyway, in this article the author discusses the…
How Insurance Companies Really Treat You – From A Defense Firm’s Newsletter
Wow! That is all I can say about this e-newsletter I received this weekend. Let me give you some background and then discuss why this matters. The firm who sends out this newsletter is an insurance defense firm. I know,…
What do you do if you are in an accident?
What do you do when you are in an accident? That is a good question. And the answer is surprisingly more complex than you think. This post is in conjunction with my podcast, which you can download and listen to…
Increased Insurance Rates and Increased Insurer Profits!
After the hurricanes, everyone expected insurance rates to go up. And they will go up, especially for people in the Gulf coast region. But how much they will go up depends on where you live. Reuters has a new report…
New Laws for 2006
The Auto Club was nice enough to put out a list of laws that will change in 2006 and effect motorists. Some highlights: Street racing will get you a minimum of 30 days in jail. A DUI will effect your…