Beginning January 1, 2009, The IRS is lowering reimbursement for trips to and from health care providers from 27 cents to 24 cents per mile. 

The Wall Street Journal has reported that more drivers are letting their car insurance lapse because of the sour economy, putting themselves and others at risk. A slumping economy is putting more uninsured drivers on the road. Here's how to protect yourself:

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A very telling question was posed today by Mr. Gary Blake on a LinkedIn insurance industry discussion group:

"Has the economy caused the claims department at your company to slash the training budget or does training continue regardless of the tough times?"

This great question comes up very frequently by my clients during my initial conversations with them or at some point after their lawsuit has been filed. 

It's patently obvious why you should wear your seat belt, but if you needed another reason, New York State and County Police as well as local sheriff and police departments are taking part in "Buckle Up New York" 2008.  They will be enforcing New York's Seat Belt Law and are promising zero-tolerance for the two week period between November 17th and November 30th.

The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has released a brand new report condemning some insurance company claim adjustment practices.

With the emergence of MySpace, Utube, Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, insurance companies now have a new weapon in their hands to attempt to minimize your bodily injury claim.  If you don't think the carrier is searching out every activity you post, think again.  Forget about hiring investigators and paying through the nose for video surveillance.  The carrier now has an

Insurance Companies use many tactics to avoid making fair settlement offers to victims of motor vehicle accidents and scare them into taking a quick settlement.

Do you pick the slickest ad out of the YellowPages or do you ask your friends who they have hired?  Do you look for someone local or do you go with a big name firm?