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Posts Categorized In: Insurance and Claims FAQ

Med pay coverage – an update

November 6, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

Twelve or so years ago I wrote one of my first blog posts on medical payments coverage. You can read it here. It is now time for an update, as things have changed – significantly. On a car insurance policy,…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: auto insurance, car accident, car crash, car insurance, car rental, cell phone, collision, contingency fee, drive and text, extra insurance, fair market value, government tort claim, insurance company, insurance costs, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, med pay, med pay coverage, medical payments, medical payments coverage, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental, rental car, rental coverage, rental reimbursement, repairs, statute of limitations, text and drive, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

FAQ: Am I responsible for my medical bills after a car accident?

January 8, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

Question: I was involved in a car crash. I have medical insurance. Am I responsible to pay these bills back when I settle my case? Answer: This is based on two recent cases I have had! I wish it wasn’t,…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Myths, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, car rental, cell phone, collision, contingency fee, drive and text, extra insurance, fair market value, government tort claim, insurance company, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental, rental car, rental coverage, rental reimbursement, repairs, statute of limitations, text and drive, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

Drinking, Driving and the Holidays

December 9, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

Nine years ago I wrote about drinking, driving and the holidays. In that time, I have handled quite a few car crash cases every November and December. More than a handful of these involve DUI. For example, a new client…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, car rental, collision, contingency fee, driving under the influence, DUI, extra insurance, fair market value, insurance company, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, punitive damages, rental, rental car, rental coverage, rental reimbursement, repairs, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

FAQ: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENTAL AND LOSS OF USE?

October 27, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

Question: My car was damaged in an automobile accident. Do I get a rental car? Do I get loss of use? What do I get? All good readers of this blog know that you are entitled to a rental car…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Law, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, car rental, collision, contingency fee, extra insurance, fair market value, insurance company, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental, rental car, rental coverage, rental reimbursement, repairs, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

FAQ: Do you have a MIST case?

October 1, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

People hear the term MIST claim and they do not know what it is. They do not know if their claim is a MIST claim. You are involved in a car accident and someone says MIST. Do you even know…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, collision, contingency fee, fair market value, insurance company, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental car, repairs, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

FAQ: Does the other person need to tell me how much insurance they have?

September 29, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

Q: I was involved in a car accident. The other person says they have insurance, but won’t tell me how much insurance they do have. Do they have to tell me? A: No.That’s right. In California, a person involved in…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Law, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, collision, contingency fee, fair market value, insurance company, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental car, repairs, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

Auto Insurance property damage issues – again

June 10, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

I get a lot of calls in a month about property damage issues. The big ones are “How much do they owe for my car?” and “Why isn’t there enough to pay for my repairs?” First, property damage claims, especially…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, collision, contingency fee, fair market value, insurance company, loss of use, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, property damage, rental car, repairs, total loss

FAQ: Why hire an attorney for your personal injury case

June 9, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

People sometimes call me up and ask a simple question: Why should I hire you to help me with my car accident? After all, it should be easy to resolve. As simple as it sounds, it is an important question….

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: car accident, car crash, injury, MVA, MVC, personal injury, whiplash

More on personal injury formulas

May 20, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

Almost 10 years ago, I wrote about formulas used to settle your claim. You can read that post here. The gist of that story: there is no formula for figuring out the value of your personal injury case. 10 years…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: 21st Century, Allstate, bodily injury, bodily injury settlement, Bristol West, car accident, car accident formula, car crash, Farmers, formula, General Insurance, insurance, insurance accident, insurance company, personal injury, personal injury formula, personal injury settlement, State Farm

Why are insurance limits important?

May 14, 2015 by Jonathan Stein

People talk about insurance limits all the time and most of the time no one knows what it means. Attorneys are notorious for this. “My client has a 15/30 policy.” Or “The defendant only has a 30/60 policy.” What are…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Law, Personal Injury Tags: bodily injury, insurance company, insurance policy, policy limits, rental, rental coverage, UIM, UIM coverage, UM, UM coverage, UMBI, underinsured motorist, uninsured motorist

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