I know sometimes I repeat myself. Why do I do this? Some things are so important and go against everything you have been told for so long that you need to hear it a few times. Some other things I…
Posts Categorized In: Insurance Operations
Do NOT Meet with the Adjuster in Person
A good adjuster will want to meet with you in person. Why? Because they are more persuasive in person. This has been shown time and again. As an aside, this always makes me wonder why insurance companies stop hiring field…
Some Rules on Giving Statements to an Adjuster
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…
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…
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…