Will lawyers help California residents to make all kinds of decisions based on federal, state, and local laws. From what to do with property to who will become a child’s guardian, there is no shortage of topics that should be considered. One of the areas that you will likely want to discuss with your estate… Read More
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Stop Reading the Internet About Personal Injury Claims
This is a huge pet peeve of mine. It sounds weird to write it where people are reading it on the Internet, but please stop reading the Internet. Look, I love the Internet. It is great for a lot of…
Short and simple – be pleasant
This may be the shortest post I will write on this blog, but here goes. The insurance adjuster is not your friend. However, the adjuster is a person and you should treat him or her that way. Even when I…
California First State to Begin Health Insurance Exchange
This week, the California legislature passed two bills to set up a health-insurance marketplace. This move comes after the health care reform bill, which was passed in March, directed states to set up their own health care exchanges, or else…
California Strengthening Laws to Prevent Illegal Health Insurance Cancellations
On August 18, new regulations go into effect in California that are aimed at preventing illegal cancellations of health insurance policies. Rescission, which is the practice of cancelling health insurance policies for mistakes on the health insurance applications, even minor…
Many Small Businesses Not Aware of Health Insurance Tax Credits
These are the tentative rulings for law and motion matters set for Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 8:30 am in Dept Although virtually all business owners are aware of the recently-enacted health care reform law, many do not know that…
New Insurance Pool for High-Risk Californians Created
At the end of June, Govhigh-risk individualsernor Schwarzenegger signed two bills that create insurance pools for who have been denied insurance due to pre-existing conditions. The program is restricted to individuals who have been without health insurance for at least…
California Insurance Commissioner to Review Rate Increases
The California Department of Insurance announced that it will be reviewing plans for rate increases for individual health insurance policies for its four largest individual policy providers: Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Health Net, and Blue Shield of California. The review…
Is Life Insurance for Stay at Home Parents Necessary?
When evaluating their life insurance, many couples assume they only need life insurance for an employed spouse. After all, stay at home parents, caregivers for elderly parents and other non-employed spouses typically don’t contribute financially to the household. In addition,…
Health Insurers Mining Data
The Washington Post is reporting that health insurers are now mining data from a variety of databases when you apply for insurance. From the story by Ellen Nakashima: “Health and life insurance companies have access to a powerful new tool…