While it is true that the current insurance regime has never been tested by a pandemic like COVID-19, and this leads to a great deal of uncertainty - there is a lot of misinformation being …
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Re-Focusing on Off-line Writing Projects
In case you were wondering (or not!), I took a break from blogging to focus on - 1) My campaign for town council, which ended on March 3. I was narrowly edged out by a competitor, but this does not …
Nazi-Controlled Insurance
Over the holiday break, I stumbled across a wonderful book in the library called "Hitler Youth". The title peaked my curiosity, as I am always interested in what history can teach us about human …
Unanticipated Problems – Delayed Insurance Payments Mean All Work and No Pay
I was talking with the employee of a small business the other day, and he told me that something unanticipated happened after the California wildfires - 1) his business was so busy with the …
Wildfire Victims – Your Story Needs To Be Heard
If you lost property in a California wildfire, I'd like to hear from you. I am collecting the stories of wildfire victims for the MisInsured Documentation Project, with the goal to publish your story …
My Publication in The European Journal of Commercial Contract Law
I've been working for years on my EU/US comparative analysis of insurance law, and I'm proud to report that it was officially published a couple of months ago. I did my best to make the research …
And the Award for Most Annoying Insurance Commercials Goes To ….
You’ve probably noticed that it feels like every other commercial on television is for insurance. This is no accident. Insurance is a product that no one really loves, and it is difficult to sell on …
The Zebra.com – Critical Review of a “New” Source for Auto Insurance Quotes
I've seen commercials for Zebra a few times in the last month, so I decided to take a look. I am generally pessimistic about auto insurance comparisons, because: 1) every potential customer is …
Lemonade: Finally an Insurance Company that Pays Claims?
For most consumers, the big problem with insurance companies is that they never seem to want to pay claims - even the most obviously valid ones. So - why is that, and how can it be changed? Why …
How Does Your State Rank for Treatment of Insurance Consumers?
Insurance consumer advocacy organization United Policyholders has combined forces with Professor Jay M. Feinman at Rutgers University to research the treatment of insurance consumers during their …