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Florida’s modified comparative negligence law can significantly impact your personal injury claim by preventing you from recovering any compensation if you are more than 50 percent responsible for an accident. To reduce or eliminate their insured’s liability, insurance companies frequently attempt to shift blame onto injured victims. Protect your claim by consulting with an experienced Florida personal injury attorney.
Rental car reimbursement coverage is an inexpensive but valuable addition to any Florida auto insurance policy. It can take weeks, even months, for the at-fault party’s insurance company to accept liability, leaving you without a vehicle in the meantime. Your own coverage can also be crucial if the at-fault driver’s coverage limits are too low.
Shortly after a Florida car accident you may get a call from the at-fault party’s insurance adjuster. Adjusters routinely use misleading questions and intentionally misconstrue your responses which can jeopardize the value of your personal injury claim. Also beware of quick settlement offers that are aimed at minimizing the insurance company’s liability.
If you were injured in a car crash, and another driver was clearly at fault, the at-fault driver’s insurance company should compensate you for your economic and non-economic damages. If the at-fault driver lies to their insurance company about how the accident occurred, however, the claims process can quickly digress into a “he said, she [...]
Florida law requires drivers to report certain crashes, including those that involve injuries, fatalities, suspected DUI, or significant property damage. Drivers may exchange information and self-report a minor collision instead of waiting for law enforcement but protect yourself and your right to recover compensation by documenting vehicle damage, exchanging insurance information, and gathering witness information.
Do you know what your car insurance policy covers? Before you answer that with an enthusiastic “of course I do,” you may want to take out your declarations page and double check. Like many people, you may think you are covered for losses that are not, in fact, covered, or you may have coverage, but [...]
You might be surprised to learn that when you purchase a new car and drive it off the lot, it's suddenly worth much less money than it was shortly before leaving the car lot. In fact, most new cars quickly depreciate in value up to 20% to 30% in value in the first year of [...]
In 2020, 31 million people were uninsured in the United States, and if history repeats itself, this number will continue to grow in 2021. While insurance is a highly debated topic, there's no hiding its importance and necessity in today's world. But, we're not going to bore you with information you already know. Instead, we're [...]
Studies by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) show that one in every eight drivers in the United States who is involved in an auto accident is either underinsured or not insured at all. Not surprisingly, Florida is one of the states in the nation with the highest uninsured driving population boasting almost 24 percent of [...]
In September, we were proud to present our Free Guide to Car Insurance Coverage in Florida, in which we outlined the different types of coverage available to motorists in the Sunshine State. We wanted to offer this guide because car insurance coverage terms and policies are notoriously verbose and can be confusing to read and [...]
