Automobile Accidents

• “Sue to collect” uninsured motorist coverage

  Don Jacobs | April 23, 2008 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Many people carry uninsured motorist coverage on their auto policy. This way when an uninsured driver hits your car and causes an injury, you can look to your own company for payment of your...

• Rough tactics in uninsured motorist coverage

  Don Jacobs | April 21, 2008 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Many of us carry uninsured motorist coverage on our auto policy Always a good idea this coverage is the only safeguard you have if hit by an uninsured driver With so many uninsured drivers on the...

• Oregon Court Rules against Farmers Insurance

  Don Jacobs | April 16, 2008 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  On April 16, 2008 the Oregon Court of Appeals handed down the case of Farmers Insurance Company v. David Conner. The case is important as it sets a new precedent allowing consumers to get the full...

• Allstate Insurance Loses Right to Sell Auto Insurance

  Don Jacobs | April 10, 2008 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  On Friday, April 4, 2008, the District Court of Appeals in the State of Florida decided to uphold the Florida Insurance Commissioner’s suspension of Allstate from selling insurance in the State of...

• Full Coverage

  Don Jacobs | April 04, 2008 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Lawyers who practice injury law are used to hearing clients say, “I’m fully covered”, or “I’ve got full coverage”. Most really have no idea what this means. If you’re “fully covered” you’d think...

• Insurance Settlements and Health Care Bills

  Don Jacobs | April 01, 2008 6:37 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Read the fine print. Who hasn't heard that advice. Let's say you are injured in a collision. The other driver is at fault. Fortunately, they have insurance. You'd think the company would step up...

• PIP insurance. Why do I have to pay it back?

  Don Jacobs | March 28, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If you live in Oregon, you automatically carry PIP insurance on your auto policy. Washington doesn't require it yet, but does require your agent have you sign off on a form if you decide to reject it. PIP insurance is a good thing to have. If you are in an accident and someone injures you, PIP pays for your medical bills and a portion of your wages while you are trying to recover. Some...

• PIP insurance. Why do I have to pay it back?(2)

  Don Jacobs | March 28, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If you live in Oregon, you automatically carry PIP insurance on your auto policy. Washington doesn't require it yet, but does require your agent have you sign off on a form if you decide to reject it. PIP insurance is a good thing to have. If you are in an accident and someone injures you, PIP pays for your medical bills and a portion of your wages while you are trying to recover. Some...

• Allstate Insurance forced to reduce rates

  Don Jacobs | March 26, 2008 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  The state of California Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner, announced on March 19, 2008, that his agency was ordering Allstate Insurance Corporation to reduce insurance rates in California by 15.9%. So what's the reason Allstate's rates are so high? So high that the California Insurance Commissioner has to order the company to reduce prices? Confirming what personal injury attorneys have...

• Corporate bottom line and consumer safety

  Don Jacobs | March 21, 2008 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Capitalism is good. Profit is good. Free enterprise is good. It seems we all want to make money and we all want to pay less for the things we buy. If a company can sell the same quality item cheaper than their competitor, why shouldn't they? Especially if it means the competitor loses sales and they end up profiting as a result by selling even more of the discounted item. That's the way...