Category: Uninsured / Underinsured (UIM)

Injured auto accident victim responds to personal injury attorney’s top 10 list of worst auto insurance companies by sharing her story of insurance abuse This week, a reader named Kimberly contacted me after reading one of our most popular blogs: 10 worst auto insurance companies in Michigan. Unfortunately, Kimberly – like countless other accident victims …

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Another reason why Farm Bureau wins our 2010 Insurance Company Skunk Award In my last blog, I discussed how difficult it is to get Farm Bureau adjusters to give permission to accept tendered underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) policy limits for their own customers who have been seriously injured in car accidents. In other words, how …

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This “set off” scam allowed Progressive Insurance Company to cheat a young school teacher who was critically injured in a very serious car accident. Beware, because your insurance company may have policy language allowing it to pull the same scam on you. My client Amie Carducci was only 28 when she was struck nearly head-on …

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Auto lawyer Steve Gursten says uninsured motorist coverage is illusory, and insurance carriers are denying policy holders who have been in car accidents Auto lawyer Steven Gursten tells Michigan Lawyers Weekly that auto insurance carriers who provide underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) in Michigan are acting in bad faith by routinely denying policy holders permission to settle their …

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