Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Bright Side of the Gas Crisis

Look at the bright side of the fuel crisis.  Since the price of gasoline has surged, many Americans have curbed their travel plans.  Less vehicles on the highways, means less opportunity for automobile accidents.  At least that’s one of the theories being explored to account for the decline in highway traffic crash deaths as reported [...]

Cutting Automobile Insurance Costs

In light of the rising gas prices, I thought there may be other ways one can save money related to their automobile.  Joe Light, writer for Money Magazine wrote an interesting article about reviewing your auto insurance policy titled, “5 Ways to Cut Car Insurance Costs.”  In the article Joe addresses the following areas: canceling [...]

Tampa Chosen for Distraction Project

Allstate insurance company has teamed up with More Health, Inc., in sponsoring a group of Hillsborough County teenagers who will be conducting an experiment.  The experiment consists of the students standing in a lifeguard–type tower and observing traffic at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and N Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, and [...]

To Aid or Not to Aid

The May 30, 2008, Angel Arce incident, in which Mr. Arce was struck by a vehicle as he crossed a busy Hartford Connecticut street, shocked America and the world as the video was played over and over again on various news outlets.  What was shocking was not that the incident was caught on tape, but [...]

Has Your Vehicle Lost Value Following an Automobile Accident

Reduction in value, loss of  value, loss of resale value and diminished value are different ways people refer to, what is called in Florida a Diminution of Value claim.  Florida law allows its citizens to pursue this type of claim following a vehicle collision even if the at-fault party pays 100% of the car repair [...]

Florida No Fault Insurance Following the 2008 Law Change

No Fault insurance is designed to reimburse your initial medical bills and reimburse you for any lost time at work following an automobile accident, even if the accident was not your fault.  Thus the name – No Fault.  No Fault insurance appears on your automobile insurance policy as Personal Injury Protection and is commonly referred [...]