August 5, 2010 Your Car, Your Choice Your car mechanic is like your spouse – once you find a good one, you try to hold on to them for life. And no one should interfere with this relationship, including your insurance company. If your car is damaged in an accident and needs…
June 22, 2010 MS Insurance Commissioner Unresponsive to Consumers, says UP Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney needs to do a better job for consumers, two national organizations have concluded, but Chaney said Wednesday night that he he has “a full platter.” The Consumer Federation of America says the Insurance Department’s Internet site does an inadequate job…
June 18, 2010 Expert Advice On Talking To Insurance Companies Dealing with an insurance company is never on anyone’s list of favorite things to do, but you’ll be more successful if you know how to make your case when filing a claim. That includes what not to say to your insurance company. Charles Thomas still…
June 18, 2010 Tips To Get Your Insurance Claim Approved San Francisco, California – Insurance companies are in the business of making money. So consumers need to know these tips to avoid getting the runaround. Charles Thomas still isn’t sure which was worse: The fire that broke out on the deck of his San Francisco…
June 18, 2010 Poizner rule changes criticized as a nod to insurance industry SACRAMENTO – Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner rode to victory in 2006 partly on the effects of a TV ad ridiculing his opponent, Cruz Bustamante, for taking bagloads of cash from the industry he wanted to regulate. Two years later, Poizner has held firm to his…
June 10, 2010 Five Things Never to Say to Your Insurers Some words are red flags to insurers and using them could mean that your claim might be delayed or even denied.By Ismat Sarah Mangla, Money Magazine, November 2, 20091. “I think …”Never begin a statement regarding a claim with these words. If you aren’t sure,…
June 9, 2010 Is AARP Looking Out for You? Auto and Homeowners Insurance The way insurance companies barrage you with television ads promising to save you money, you might think they were paying you instead of the other way around. In the case of the GEICO googly eyes or actor Dennis Haysbert hawking Allstate policies, at least it’s…
June 9, 2010 New company could help Allstate keep agents and other business Besides giving Allstate Corp. more control over prices, North Light Specialty Insurance Co. could help the parent company retain its agents and other insurance business. Unlike an independent insurance agent, who can sell policies from a number of different companies, Allstate employs what are called…
August 5, 2009 Don’t Let the Economic Crunch Bite Your Car Here’s a scenario that is going to become a lot more common: Joe Smith loses his job, and desperate to reduce expenses, drops his auto insurance. Distracted and nervous en route to a job interview, he hits your car. Guess whose insurance will be paying…
May 1, 2009 Drive Less and Pay Less? It’s well known that carbon emissions from automobile exhaust are a leading contributor to global warming. Yet that doesn’t seem to be a compelling enough reason for most people to change their ways and cut back on their driving. Driving less is an excellent way…
