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Insurance

It’s Your Money: Use It, Don’t Lose It

Most people avoid talking about life insurance for the simple reason it forces you to admit to our own mortality. After all, as some people say, you reap little benefit directly and it only comes into play upon your departure from this life. That’s not entirely accurate. There are more […]

Law

When and Why to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney

Life is full of surprises, not all of them welcome. When you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence, you’re entitled to compensation for the time and money you spend fixing what went wrong. Unfortunately, insurance companies don’t always see it this way, and will try to withhold compensation from […]

Law

How Important Are Legal Affiliations?

When looking to hire a lawyer, you may see a lot of them talk about the affiliations they belong to or have been included in. This may look good on a website, but in reality, how important are these legal affiliations? Lets look at a few of them and see […]

Law

When to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer

If you are injured by someone else's negligence or intentional actions, your early feelings will likely be pain, confusion, anger, and even depression. It is difficult to overcome these initial emotions and remain clear-headed enough to document everything that occurs. Yet the actions you take in the first 72 hours […]

Insurance

Steps of the Life Settlement Process

Firstly, what is life settlement? According to alifesettlement.com, "Life settlements involve the sale of a life insurance policy by the policy owner to a third party. Increasingly, senior citizens engage in life settlement contracts because this seems appropriate, based on their personal financial goals. Often, the decision to sell a life insurance […]

Medical Malpractice
Law

Things You Should Know about Medical Malpractice

The Journal of the American Medical Associations lists medical malpractice as third in the leading causes of death in the United States. Medical malpractice comes in right behind cancer and heart disease, and over $3 billion was paid out in 2012 alone for medical malpractice settlements. This is an average of one payout every […]

Law

Steps to Hire a Food Poisoning Attorney

Food poisoning is an extremely unpleasant experience, especially for individuals with weak immune systems, young children and the elderly. Over 48 million Americans contract food poisoning each year. Over 3,000 of them die from the illness. Viruses, bacteria and parasites found in food cause the majority of food poisoning cases. […]

Debt and credit

Understanding Debt Settlement to Avoid Scams

Sometimes there are alternatives to bankruptcy, and depending on your particular situation one of those is debt settlement. Debt Settlement is a way of working with your creditors and debt collectors to settle your outstanding debts for less than the amount that you owe. Depending on the amount of money you […]