Amazing new tactic from the insurance industry. Okay, it is not new, but it was dead for a while. So, amazing revival tactic from the insurance industry: talking you out of an attorney. Here is how it works. You are…
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Auto Claim Tips
Just a quick hit here. United Policyholders, one of the best groups for policyholder rights, has just released its latest version of What’s UP – its newsletter. It includes my article on auto claim tips. Give it a quick read…
Some advice for Northern Californians
Those of you in Northern California remember this past weekend. For those of you who were not here, you may have seen it on the news. Over 2″ of rain in one day in Sacramento. Wind gusts over 60 mph….
Don’t Drink and Drive
It is amazing that this has to be said every year. But, new statistics show that the number of people arrested for DUI in California over the holidays is up. The Sacramento Bee is reporting these numbers. I think the…
Allstate Refuses to Turn Over Documents
Apparently, Allstate thinks that both a judge and the MO Supreme Court do not know what the law is. Or, at least, that is the position they are taking. In September, Allstate was ordered to turn over documents in a…
Interesting Results
For those of you who do not know, I have the ability to look at statistics on this blog. I can see the number of visitors and what they are looking at. The number of visitors is a bit of…
Lawsuit tales are frauds!
Yep, that email you get about the Stella Awards: it is a fraud! None of those stories happened. Honest. Don’t take my word for it. Rick Casey at the Houston Chronicle did an article on it recently. He also debunked…
Flimsy Bumpers Cause Damage
A report from the LA Times is fascinating to me. Flimsy bumpers on cars are causing an awful lot of damage in 3mph accidents. Apparently, design issues are part of the problem. The Insurance Insitute for Highway Safety, an auto…
Health Net Fined
From another source: California officials fined Health Net Inc. $1 million Thursday for misleading state investigators about employee bonuses linked to policy cancellations. The insurer acknowledged last week that it had set goals for employee performance and cost saving based…
The Pinch After the Fires
More coming out on the fires in Southern California. The Department of Insurance says 40 percent of homeowners do not have enough coverage. WOW! Interestingly, some fault seems to be placed with the homeowners for not realizing that they do…