Insurance Companies Hate When Injured People Hire a Former Insurance Lawyer to Protect Their Rights
Posted on September 12, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
This article will help explain why it is important for people injured in automobile and other types of accidents to hire an experienced personal injury lawyer. It further details the advantages of hiring a personal injury attorney who previously worked for the insurance companies and knows all of their tactics, as well as how to avoid being taken advantage of by the same.
If you have been seriously injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident, tractor-trailer crash, dog bite, slip and fall or some other type of unfortunate event which was not your fault, then you very likely will need an experienced personal injury lawyer to fight the insurance company you will be facing.
Read More..>>Things You Must Do After an Auto Accident - Part II
Posted on August 24, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
Part II of Things You Must Do After an Accident. It contains information and tips to help you protect yourself is you are in an car accident. It outlines information your attorney will need if you decide you need an attorney.
In Part I, we discussed what to do at the scene, getting medical care and dealing with insurance. So let’s start where we left off with an important tip when dealing with insurance adjusters: Only sign releases that are specifically addressed to the doctors and providers you are seeing for your accident-related injuries. Also, DO NOT sign a release that allows an adjuster to speak with your physicians directly.
Read More..>>Things You Must Do After an Auto Accident - Part II
Posted on August 23, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
Part II of Things You Must Do After an Accident. It contains information and tips to help you protect yourself is you are in an car accident. It outlines information your attorney will need if you decide you need an attorney.
In Part I, we discussed what to do at the scene, getting medical care and dealing with insurance. So let’s start where we left off with an important tip when dealing with insurance adjusters: Only sign releases that are specifically addressed to the doctors and providers you are seeing for your accident-related injuries. Also, DO NOT sign a release that allows an adjuster to speak with your physicians directly.
Read More..>>6 Ways to Challenge An Insurer’s Denial of Your (Late) Notice of Claim
Posted on August 16, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
This article provides some tips on what to do if the insurance company denies your claim
Copyright (c) 2008 Law Offices of Jonathan Cooper
In our prior article entitled “5 Rules to Succeed in Filing an Insurance Claim,” we provided tips to avoid some of the insurance industry’s favorite gambits for denying rightful claims, including the insurer’s receiving late notice of the claim. But let’s say you made a mistake, and failed to timely notify your insurer about the claim. Should you meekly accept defeat, and walk away with your tail held squarely between your legs? Assuming that the claim is of significant value, the answer to this question should be a resounding “NO — NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!”
Read More..>>6 Ways to Challenge An Insurer’s Denial of Your (Late) Notice of Claim
Posted on August 15, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
This article provides some tips on what to do if the insurance company denies your claim
Copyright (c) 2008 Law Offices of Jonathan Cooper
In our prior article entitled “5 Rules to Succeed in Filing an Insurance Claim,” we provided tips to avoid some of the insurance industry’s favorite gambits for denying rightful claims, including the insurer’s receiving late notice of the claim. But let’s say you made a mistake, and failed to timely notify your insurer about the claim. Should you meekly accept defeat, and walk away with your tail held squarely between your legs? Assuming that the claim is of significant value, the answer to this question should be a resounding “NO — NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!”
Read More..>>5 Rules to Succeed in Filing an Insurance Claim
Posted on August 8, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
This article highlights 5 important rules to assure that your insurance claim is not denied.
Copyright ) 2008 Law Offices of Jonathan Cooper
In the wake of several tragic events, including the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, the insurance industry has been crying about their unfair burden in having to pay on all these claims. The truth is, however, that despite accepting and investing their insureds’ premiums for years before, the insurance industry continues to seek any and all means to avoid paying on these claims. Unfortunately, it appears that the insurance industry’s negative response to legitimate claims is not limited to tragic events, where the company is faced with claims that it may not be able to afford. Since I empathize with those people whose legitimate claims were and are denied, I have compiled the following list to help negate some of the most prevalent bases upon which insurers rely to deny claims.
Read More..>>THINGS YOU SHOULD DO IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR CAR WRECK
Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
North Carolina personal injury lawyer discusses the important things that should be done after a motor vehicle collision.These steps should be taken in order to the collect maximum amount for the claim.
There are some basic steps that accident victims should take to help them collect maximum benefits for their personal injury claims.
Some of these steps are outlined below. I hope you find them helpful in your claim.
I have outlined some of these mistakes below so that you will not make these same mistakes. I hope these suggestions will help you collect a full recovery for your claim
Read More..>>Settling Your Injury Claim Without a Lawyer
Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
A common question lawyers receive from potential clients is whether the client should accept an offer made by the defendant’s insurance company shortly after an accident. Insurance companies commonly attempt to encourage an early settlement of some claims by offering a relatively nominal settlement. There are some considerations that consumers should be aware of before simply accepting such an offer from an insurance company.
Read More..>>Why You Shouldn’t Sign a Medical Release for the Insurance Company
Posted on August 2, 2008 - Filed Under 2342 | Leave a Comment
This article is designed to inform people injured in car accidents or attacked by a dog about the ways that insurance compnies will attempt to gain access to their entire medical history by getting them to sign Medical Authorizations or Releases.
If you have been injured in a car accident or bitten/attacked by a dog in Virginia, then you must read this article before you sign any documents for an insurance company.
I used to work exclusively for insurance companies and I know that this information will help “level the playing field” by giving you the knoweldge you will need to more effectively battle the insurance company you are facing!
Read More..>>Why You Shouldn’t Sign a Medical Release for the Insurance Company
Posted on August 2, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
This article is designed to inform people injured in car accidents or attacked by a dog about the ways that insurance compnies will attempt to gain access to their entire medical history by getting them to sign Medical Authorizations or Releases.
If you have been injured in a car accident or bitten/attacked by a dog in Virginia, then you must read this article before you sign any documents for an insurance company.
I used to work exclusively for insurance companies and I know that this information will help “level the playing field” by giving you the knoweldge you will need to more effectively battle the insurance company you are facing!
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