The California Earthquake Authority has asked the Department of Insurance for a rate hike of up to 67 percent for some Californians. This rate hike will increase what some people are paying for earthquake insurance. There is good news. First,…
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Caps on Damages
There are a lot of politicians out there now running around talking about caps on pain and suffering. They usually attack medical malpractice awards and try to limit damages to $250,000 as is done in California. But, before you listen…
General Steel Buildings
This is another post that is a bit off topic, but its a consumer alert. Since I am a consumer attorney, I thought I would put it out there. The Rocky Mountain News has two articles here and here about…
New Website to detect fraud
This is only tangentially related to the blog, but I thought I would pass it on. Its great information. Thanks to Jim Calloway of the Oklahoma State Bar for passing on this link. Lookstogoodtobetrue is a website designed to alert…
Allstate Creates a New Ad Campaign
Allstate Insurance has started a new campaign aimed at “waking Americans up to Catastrophes.” Allstate wants to: Strengthen first responders. Better understand the growing risks. Rebuild smarter and stronger. Create catastrophe funds. Okay, I cannot argue with the premise that…
Insurers Raising Premium
Once again, insurance companies are raising rates. I say once again, because this seems to be a pretty common theme. This time the excuse is the hurricanes that hit the gulf coast. Insurance companies made $30.8 billion in profit last…
National Catastrophe Insurance
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi is spearheading an effort to require people to buy catastrophe insurance. It seems like the program would be similar to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), although details are still being worked on. The program…
Cell Phone Usage Increases Chances for an Accident
Most of us have cell phones these days. I am assuming that, if you are reading this, you have a cell phone. I have one, and my wife has one for use in an emergency. I prefer that she keep…
More Workers Compenation Reform?
After the “sweeping changes” that our governor imposed for workers comp reform, everything is good, right? Well, probably not. I get a lot of calls from potential clients with injuries. The problem is that, under the new system, its financially…
Auto Insurance Fraud and Hurricane Katrina
The Navy Compass has a story from last week about scam artists who have a new scam going. They are taking cars that were damaged from Hurricans Katrina and Rita and repairing the cars, sometimes cosmetically, before selling them in…