For those of you in Northern California, I will be at the Sacramento Reptile Show all weekend. It is a great event. You can get more information here. If you do come, stop by and say hi.
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Are rate cuts in your future?
State Farm has requested to cut homeowners rates by 11% or so in California. WOO HOO! This announcement came from the Dept. of Insurance. This comes as USAA has also asked for a rate decrease. I won’t get technical here,…
Farmers Ordered To Pay Refund
A San Diego judge has ordered Farmers Insurance to pay $115 million to customers who paid in installments. Farmers has vowed to appeal. This is interesting. Rates, as you know from my last post, are set by the Dept. of…
Avoiding mistakes in your auto insurance claim
There are a ton of mistakes that people make in their auto insurance claims. I could go on forever with things I have seen – and things people have said. You would be amazed. It is stranger than you can…
Check out the BAR
No, I do not mean the local establishment down the road that serves adult beverages. I mean the Bureau of Automotive Repair. The BAR regulates automotive repair facilities, including mechanics and body shops. Here is an example of the good…
Moving? Update your auto policy
I have come across this twice recently and never thought it was an issue until then. Here is the situation: You live in State A. You move to State B. You take your cars with you and your auto policies….
Want to know about an insurance company
Here is a helpful link I have found on the California Dept. of Insurance website. The link provides you with information on an insurance company. From the website itself: Use a partial or full company name to search for an…
More on hiring an attorney
I had a discussion the other day with a potential client. He had talked to another attorney who was willing to take the case for a lower percentage. The difference was about 5%. He wanted to know if I would…
Small Claims Court
At some point in time, you may have a case that is not worth retaining an attorney. For example, maybe someone owes you $500 or $1,500 or even $3,500. Paying an attorney to try to collect this money usually does…
Renting? Who is responsible?
I read a comment on Craigslist about a renter who had the bad luck of having the house he was living in burn down. He had no insurance and was not sure what to do. That is a problem. The…