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How can I challenge State Farm's undervaluation without incurring prohibitive legal costs and ensure my 27-1001 filing is as strong as possible?
answered on Aug 14, 2024
A Maryland attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Until you are able to consult with a local attorney, the general manner of challenging an undervaluation could include presenting evidence in the form of comparable listings within a given region, an... View More 
answered on Mar 31, 2023
I do not know whether you are eligible to get an insurance license, but you are eligible to get your record expunged 15 years from the end of probation assuming all other criteria are met.
answered on Feb 28, 2023
Do not believe what the adjuster is telling you. Contact a NJ lawyer for representation. Damages for pain and suffering are allowed in NJ; however, NJ is a comparative fault state, meaning that you must not be more than 50% at fault for the accident, and your percentage of fault will reduce your... View More
This was Kaiser MidAtlantic, South Baltimore location’s Head surgeon and a contracted neurosurgeon who refused minimally invasive procedures and newer 93% success rate procedures with shorter recovery periods. They prefer the 50 year old procedure that has 70% success rate initially, but within... View More
answered on Jun 5, 2022
A Maryland attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. I'm sorry for your ordeal. It's going to be difficult for any attorney to offer meaningful guidance on something of this complexity without seeing the file and the terms of the insurance coverage. If... View More
He had to get his life insurance papework notarized due to state of Michigan retirement/pension rules, which he did, and then sent it in to be filed. In 2021, he remarried and went through the state of Michigan online system and put his new wife down as the beneficiary. He did not go through a... View More
answered on Apr 1, 2022
I am sorry to hear of the recent loss of your father.
The post states that the policy holder "went through the online system and put his new wife down as the beneficiary." That is almost certainly the answer to the question "who the true beneficiary is of his life... View More
Her insurance company is refusing any responsibility of coverage because husband is an “Excluded Driver”. The issue is that he is an excluded driver because of a medical problem. Seizures. He’s been excluded for approximately ten years. He has what his Dr. Describes as “Walk about”,... View More
answered on Jan 1, 2022
Was he charged with traffic violations? Does he want representation for that? Most traffic violations are written as strict liability which do not depend on intent of the driver, so they may be difficult to defend based on medical conditions. However, a judge may grant a "probation before... View More
My truck was damaged by a collision with a deer. StateFarm paid to repair the truck. StateFarm only paid 1/4 of the cost of reapplying a dealer-installed paint sealant. The "StateFarm recommended" repair facility will not apply the paint sealant to any car partially. Applying the paint... View More
answered on Jun 16, 2021
If State Farm is your own insurance company, you can sue them for breach of contract. If State Farm is the insurance company for the other driver who was negligent, you can sue the other driver for the money. Note that if you were injured, you must bring all claims in a single cause of action and... View More
Why would a insurance company breach a settlement agreement?? I settled a property damage claim with an insurance company. Property damage 60k Personal property also 60k. Under the settlement agreement they had to do work on my condo to make the condo watertight, hiring an engineer for... View More
answered on Apr 14, 2021
If you do not have an attorney, then I certainly recommend that you hire one at this time to assist your in either enforcing the settlement agreement and/or reaching an alternate resolution-----a lot of times the insurance company will not proceed accordingly without an attorney on the other side.
the insurance company is trying to subrogate against me for almost 20k and are not willing to work out payment plans under $900+ per month, which i’m unable to afford. Also, the other driver was my neighbor at the time and he only had his bumper and tailgate replaced as a result of the accident,... View More
answered on Apr 6, 2021
Bankruptcy. Talk to a bankruptcy attorney. You may qualify for a full discharge under Chapter 7 or a 3-5 year payment plan for a portion of the debt with small payments under a Chapter 13, and then discharge the balance. If the insurance company hasn't obtained a court judgment against you... View More
Auto finance company has consistently failed to provide all necessary documents needed by the GAP insurance company to settle a claim and pay off the balance on the car note. I am being billed for payments for a car that was declared totaled in an accident by my insurance company. This has gone on... View More
answered on Feb 15, 2021
You should speak with an attorney. The auto finance company may be having some internal issues that you do not know about. Additionally, because you're paying on a vehicle that is totaled, the finance company is causing you to incur economic damages which you may be able to recover.
My benefits and payroll are administered by a 3rd party (Gusto). Their ‘employee dashboard’, or portal, or whatever verbiage they use for their online thing, shows me as covered. However, when I attempted to add my wife to my coverage, I learned that I was no longer insured.
My... View More
answered on Jul 15, 2020
Have you raised the issue with your employer or with Gusto to see if the discontinuation of your health insurance was an error? If you cannot get the issue corrected, you may have a claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and should contact an attorney in your area to... View More
answered on Mar 1, 2020
You could pose your question to a Maryland attorney who works with estate matters. You'll find them on this site under the Probate and Estate Planning sections, or you could search for someone independently. However, your post remains open for three weeks. As a general premise, someone can... View More
My car was rear ended and was a total loss. I was taken to emergency room and diagnosed with acute head injury and cervical strain. Driver at fault was underinsured with $10,000 liability limit. Her insurance company is low balling the settlement for pain and suffering, loss wages and end of the... View More
answered on Dec 31, 2019
You cannot sue the other driver’s insurance company for anything. You can only sue the driver. The driver’s contract with his/her insurance carrier has nothing to do with you. Their insurance company’s only obligation is to pay any judgment you obtain against their insured driver. The only... View More
There were no signs, fire hydrant, or fire lane marked. Have hospital's video of my car being hit.
answered on Apr 6, 2019
No. Confirm they are not paying in writing. Then file a complaint with the Attorney General Office of Consumer Affairs and with the Insurance Commissioner.
I have pulmonary sarcoidosis, degenrative disc disease, osteo & rhuematoid arthritis. I stay in chronic pain also due to having granulomas brought on from the sarcoidosis! chronic kidney disease, diabetes, asthma , PVC and other health issues/ they are making me see one of their doctors to... View More
answered on Jan 31, 2019
You need to look at the provisions of the disability insurance policy or plan under which benefits are being paid in order to ascertain what rights they and you have, and what medical standards apply to your situation. You may want to have your own doctors draft a report based on your current... View More
Because the students transferred, the insurance my mom had "covered" the expenses of the students tuition and fees. This insurance company is claiming she, the co-owner, and LLC lawyer signed the Indemnity Agreement which makes the owners liable for the damages. The insurance already sent... View More
answered on Jan 29, 2019
i need some more information. what are the terms of indemnity agreement your mother signed ? are they hold her liable ? can you share me the indemnity contract ?
without knowing the exact terms i cannot give you any advice.
answered on Nov 10, 2018
File a complaint with the Maryland Insurance Administration. If you go through their online complaint process, you get more information. (They probably won't actually do anything. But they'll get you straight answers.)
I have two cars insured under two different auto policies. Both policies are with the same company. I was backing out of my driveway (car #1) and rear-ended the other car (car #2). I own both cars. There was minor damage to the car I was driving (#1) and I am not making a claim on that one.... View More
answered on Nov 8, 2018
The language has to be in the policy. Demand that your insurance agent provide you with the exact provision that precludes your claim. In my experience, however, insured owners generally cannot recover for their own negligence under their policy, with collision coverage being the only insurance... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2018
There are different bases for bad faith, whether first party or third party. There also are two different approaches. One is under Title 27 of the Insurance Code - Unfair Trade Practices and Other Prohibited Practices. The other is under § 3-1701 of the Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article,... View More
Intersection accident, I had a flashing red, he had a flashing yellow. I firmly believe I am not at fault for this accident (I looked carefully both ways, he was speeding and not close to the intersection when I began crossing, the damage to my car is considerable). His insurance company has denied... View More
answered on Aug 7, 2018
It sounds like you were an excluded operator on your family's policy. That means your family's policy on the car will not cover you. If you had another policy, (i.e. you also own a car and that car has insurance) then it may under some circumstances provide coverage. But that sounds... View More
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