When To Notify Your Own Insurance of an Accident

If you're involved in an accident or suffer an injury -- through your own fault or a third party’s -- you should contact your own insurer in a timely fashion.

Tips for The First Call with an Adjuster After an Accident

Soon after an accident, the opposing party's insurance adjuster will want to contact you. Here are some tips on what to say, and what to avoid.

How The Insurance Adjuster Handles Your Personal Injury Claim

Once you file an injury claim with an insurance company, the adjuster goes to work. Here's how they approach personal injury claims.

The Insurance Investigation of Your Personal Injury Claim

Once a claim file is opened, the insurance adjuster will go over the details of your personal injury case with a fine-tooth comb.

How the Insurance Adjuster Determines a Settlement Offer

If you're making a personal injury claim with an insurance company, it helps to understand how the adjuster arrives at a settlement offer before you choose to accept or reject it.

Collecting Injury Compensation Beyond the Insurance Policy Limits

It's not simple, but collecting personal injury damages beyond the limits of the liable insurance policy is possible.

The Insurance Adjuster's "Nuisance" Value of Your Claim

Even if the insurance company is right in claiming no liability for your injury, you may be able to get a "nuisance settlement".

How Gaps in Medical Treatment Affect Your Injury Claim

The insurance adjuster's assessment of your injuries is based almost entirely on your medical records. Gaps in treatment may cause the adjuster to "devalue" your claim.

Delay & Deny: How Insurance Companies Minimize Injury Claim Payments

Get informed on the tactics insurance companies use to delay, deny or minimize the amount of damages payable to the injured claimant.

When the Insurance Company Denies Your Injury Claim

Some reasons why your injury claim would be denied, and what you can do about it.

When an Insurance Company Denies a Personal Injury Claim in "Bad Faith"

What to do when your insurer fails to live up to its legal obligation to act in good faith.

Unfair Settlement Tactics By An Insurance Company? File a Complaint

If the insurance adjuster is taking an unfair stance on your claim, you might want to consider filing a complaint.

Making an Accident Injury Claim Against a Homeowners' Insurance Policy

Learn how to prepare an accident liability claim for a homeowners' insurance company.

Does Homeowner's Insurance Cover Personal Injury Claims?

Many common types of accidents are covered by a homeowners injury liability policy, but there are exceptions.