Please, stop taking advice from non-attorneys. They may be nice people. Some of them may be friends. Very few of them know what they are talking about. I went online today to see what was new in the world of…
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10 Steps To Avoid Getting Less than Fair Market Value for Your Damaged Car
The first time most people deal with an insurance company is with their car. You are involved in a crash and everyone thinks “What about my car?” Or “My car is a total loss. Now what?” A smart insurance adjuster…
FAQ: Does the insurance company have to take my car?
Q: My car was a total loss. Can the insurance make me keep my car or do they have to take the car? A: As much as I hate giving this answer, the answer is that it depends. Don’t shoot…
5 More Mistakes People Make During the Claims Process
To err is human, to forgive is divine. In that case, we are all going to err during the auto insurance claims process. It happens. If we were perfect, then there would be a lot of attorneys out of a…
Free Insurance Information
Did you ever wonder what the California Department of Insurance does? Me too! So I went to their website to see what was there. Seriously, the Department of Insurance does a lot of good work. They regulate insurance companies. They…
10 Steps of a Lawsuit
People hear all the time about filing a lawsuit. But no one really explains what happens. While this is not comprehensive, it is a guideline of how a lawsuit proceeds. Please talk to your attorney about your specific case. 1….
7 of the Strangest Personal Injury Claims Ever
I came across this today on the internet and had to share it. It makes me think of some of the claims I handled when I was an adjuster. Here are a few of my more memorable cases: the woman…
10 Steps of a Personal Injury Case
I got a lot of calls from people who do not understand how a personal injury case works. They are unsure what happens. I have written about this before, but I thought I would lay out what I see are…
5 Errors People Make During the Claims Process
I know that most people have never been in an accident. And that is a good thing. Hopefully most people will never be in an accident. But when you are, through either your fault or someone else’s fault, you need…
10 Insurance Terms and Their Meanings
I thought it would be good to go back to basics today. Most people hear insurance terms and just assume they know what those words mean. But a lot of words have a special meaning in the insurance context. So,…