Posts tagged Uninsured Motorist Claims

• What is an Underinsured Motorist Claim?

  Ed Smith | November 02, 2006 8:04 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many times over the years, people have asked me if there's anything that can be done if the party responsible for causing injuries in an auto accident simply doesn't have enough insurance to cover the value of the injuries suffered in their case.Often, there is hope if the client had the forsight to purchase underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance coverage. This coverage is purchased just like...

• One in Four Motorists are Uninsured?

  Ed Smith | November 02, 2006 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many do not know that nearly one in four vehicles on the road in California have no car insurance. Even though the Department of Motor Vehicles has long required proof of insurance as part of the vehicle registration process One in four are uninsured even though, if involved in an accident or stopped by a highway patrolman, the driver of an uninsured motor vehicle stands to lose driving...

• Handling California Uninsured Motorist Claims

  Ed Smith | November 02, 2006 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many people injured in auto accidents are unaware that even if the driver that strikes them in uninsured, they may still have the ability to recover for their injuries. If the injured party or a family member of friend in the same house has an uninsured motorist clause in their insurance, it most often covers the person who was struck by the uninisured motorist or hit and run driver.Other people...