Parents and Dog Owners Can Help Prevent Dog Bites
National Dog Bite Prevention Week opened with the terrible news of the death of a newborn infant attacked by the family dog. More than 50% of children in the...
Read moreDelay, Deny and Defend
If you’re hurt or your vehicle is damaged in an auto accident, you should receive help from a reasonable claims adjuster who will understand and investigate your accident, and...
Read moreWashington health insurers sit on $2.4 billion surplus while insurance rates rise
While health insurance rates have more than doubled over the last six years, the 3 biggest health insurers in the state of Washington are sitting on a budget surplus...
Read moreJury Awards Paraplegic Veteran $19 Million After Insurance Company Denies Claim for Extended Hospital Stay.
This is why doctors – and not insurers – should dictate patient care. Former marine and paraplegic Thomas Nickerson was admitted to the V.A. Hospital in Long Beach, California, after...
Read moreCourt Rules Insurance Company Erred in Washington Bad Faith Case
A story out of Washington State last week offers a good example of possible bad faith insurance practices. Four years ago, Evelyn Bushnell was admitted to a nursing home...
Read moreOregon Customers Taking Advantage of New Insurance Re-rate Law
Insurance companies often use a customer’s credit score to price an auto or home policy. Oregon law allows for customers to request a yearly re-price if they feel their...
Read moreCar Insurance – Why Everyone Should Have It
Even if you never sit behind the driver’s wheel, you should protect yourself by having car insurance. Anytime you are injured through someone’s use of a motor vehicle, car...
Read moreMake Whole Doctrine
What happens to accident victims when their health insurance pays the medical bills related to a serious injury? Quite simply, insurance companies are first in line to ask for...
Read moreDealing With Your Home Owner’s Insurance Company
Dealing with your home owner’s insurance company when you make an insurance claim can be one of the most intimidating and stressful events the ordinary consumer deals with. The...
Read moreCongress: Repeal the McDarran-Pergusson Act, Now!
The McCarran-Fergusson Act currently exempts Health Insurance and Malpractice Insurance companies from antitrust laws. On September 17, 2009 Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement...
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