Settling Your Car Accident Too Soon Can Be a Mistake
There’s a natural order to things when you have been in a car accident. You talk to the police, get medical attention and hire an attorney when you’ve been injured, file an insurance claim to get your car fixed, and at some point you try to settle the personal injury side to your claim. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreCan Long-Term Care Insurance Help Protect You from Elder Abuse?
Most of the time when you hear about elder abuse you think about stories that come from nursing homes. Let’s face it, those stories are everywhere for a reason; vulnerable adults cannot protect themselves, particularly in environments where they are isolated from those they trust. As people have become more aware of elder abuse they’ve…
Read MoreTruck Tire Blowouts Can Have Deadly Consequences
Truck tires are a much larger than the tires that go on the average passenger vehicle or even SUV. It just makes sense that when they blow out, there’s a bigger explosion. That means more force and when you’re already dealing with oversized vehicles, that can mean a catastrophic outcome with multiple injured drivers. There’s…
Read MoreTraffic Signs You Should Never Ignore
Traffic signs are admittedly sometimes annoying. They tell you where to park, where not to park, where a hill is steep, and where a turtle might cross your path. There are so many of them littering the roadways that it can feel a little like a parent giving obvious instructions to a child. Then there…
Read MoreThe Rise of Usage-Based Car Insurance Policies
For years, insurance companies based their rates on criteria like age, sex, and credit score. Over the past decade, more and more companies started offering a “safe driver discount” for policyholders whose driving records were clean. Now, it appears that the newest wave of policies will be based on driving data collected in real time.…
Read MoreBad Windshield Wipers Can Have Dangerous Consequences
Windshield wipers are one of the cheapest parts on any vehicle but they’re also one of the most ignored when they begin to go bad or malfunction. They don’t play into the actual operation of your vehicle on a regular basis so they’re easy to overlook and forget about until you need them again. Drivers…
Read MoreAre “Stress Baking” and Pandemic Cooking Leading to a Surge in Burn Injuries?
The holiday season always sees a rise in the number of kitchen-related injuries. People suffer with burns, or cut themselves on sharp knives, or set the back half of the house on fire when they forget to defrost the turkey before they drop it in the deep fryer. This year, however, is different. Now, the…
Read MoreFleeing the Scene of an Accident as a Truck Driver
Hit and run is one of those things that just seems completely inconceivable. Who would cause an accident and just keep on going? Everyone was taught early during driver training that when you’re involved in a fender bender you stop and exchange contact and insurance information at a minimum. When you’re dealing with semi truck…
Read MoreAvoiding Financial Strain While Waiting for an Injury Settlement
We’ve all seen the television commercials aimed at injury victims who are in financial trouble. They offer a quick solution to your problems through a miracle advance that requires no credit approval. When you’ve been injured in an accident and you’re struggling financially, financial help based on your personal injury claim can appear to be…
Read MoreDistracted Driving in Alabama – Getting Worse, Not Better
Distracted driving is a big problem across the country. Although the state has instituted laws banning things like texting behind the wheel, distracted driving accidents continue across Alabama, and may even have increased. According to Trusted Choice Insurance, Alabama has the second highest rate of fatal car accidents in the United States. And, in 2017,…
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