After an accident, the adjuster is going to call you up and ask to take a recorded statement from you. Let me give you two simple rules when you get this request: 1. DO NOT GIVE A STATEMENT TO THE…
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Three things you must know about property damage
Most of my posts are about injury claims. Why? Because that is what most people do not understand. Fixing a car is, for the most part, a simple process. You bring the car to a shop of your choice, the…
5 More Insurance Terms You Must Know
In order to make sense of insurance, you need to know some basic terms. Sadly, no one discusses these terms with anyone. Ever. Seriously, I did not know what these meant until I went to work for the insurance industry….
5 Insurance Terms You Must Know
In order to make sense of insurance, you need to know some basic terms. Sadly, no one discusses these terms with anyone. Ever. Seriously, I did not know what these meant until I went to work for the insurance industry….
More Tips on Filing a Homeowners Claim
In my last post, I gave you 5 tips on filing a homeowners claim. But there are more than 5 things you can do to make sure that your homeowners claim goes smoothly. Every homeowners insurance policy is a bit…
Tips on Filing a Homeowners Claim
Most of my posts on this blog deal with auto insurance. The primary reason: that is when people need an attorney. I started handling insurance claims almost 20 years ago. In that time, the number of people I saw retain…
You don’t need to sign their forms or give a recorded statement
Insurance adjusters like to demand you do things. You must do this. You must do that. You have to cooperate with them. (And with certain things you do have to cooperate – if you are making a claim to your…
Insurance companies track every single claim
It is scary how much the insurance companies know about you. They know everything. They know where you live. They know where you lived previously. They know who lives with you. They know everything. Remember, insurance companies track EVERY claim,…
Insurance companies accept chiropractic treatment
Insurance adjusters like to tell people that they don’t “accept chiropractic treatment.” First, I don’t even know what that means. I didn’t realize adjusters had so much power as to accept or reject certain treatments. They may look disfavorably on…
Talk to an attorney about your car accident
If you have been involved in a car accident, talk to an attorney. It may be that you do not have a case, it may be that you can handle it yourself, or maybe you need to go to small…