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I just found out the clock may run out while insurers fight over the rental car

A Kalamazoo college student with no income, no health insurance, a workplace hand injury, and CRPS can get trapped between Michigan fault rules, workers' comp, and a rental car coverage fight.

ARTICLE by Jorge Delgado

FR-44 insurance

Think of it like being put on financial probation after a serious driving offense: the state wants proof that a driver carries much more insurance than the usual minimum before...

Sorting Out Michigan No-Fault After a Passenger Injury

In Michigan, an injured passenger usually has to chase no-fault benefits in a strict priority order, and insurers love using that confusion to stall.

ARTICLE by Tina Blackwell

Your mom's stage 4 bedsore case can get wrecked by the wrong insurance fight

A stage 4 bedsore case is its own serious claim, but a rental car insurance mess can drain time and money fast, especially if any public agency is involved.

ARTICLE by Deborah VanDyke

My leg is still throbbing from that dog bite in Lansing and the insurer just denied everything

A Lansing auto mechanic got bitten by an unleashed dog in a public park, and now the insurer is dodging the claim without saying why.

ARTICLE by Marcus Thompson

Can multiple insurers in Detroit all dodge paying after one crash?

They will try, but no, they do not all get to walk away just because each one blames somebody else. What an insurance company will tell you is simple: the other driver, the...

Why is insurance asking my immigration papers after my Sterling Heights crash?

The mistake that costs people the most money is turning over immigration documents that are not required and letting the claim drift while bills pile up. Situation 1: It's a...

I'm ready to drop this Flint claim and that's exactly what insurers want

A treatment gap after a Flint crash can hammer the value of a back injury claim, especially when you already had back problems, Medicare is involved, and multiple insurers are dodging the bill.

ARTICLE by Marcus Thompson

SR-22 insurance

Insurance companies and sometimes defense lawyers can make this sound like a special high-risk policy that brands someone as dangerous for years. That framing can add stress...

My sister was hurt in a Warren Uber crash, who pays future treatment?

Usually Michigan no-fault PIP pays your sister's future medical care first, and that answer matters because the adjuster is about to ask, "Which policy is first in priority?"...

What evidence proves my husband's Warren storage-facility back injury before insurers blame his old disc?

The ER note saying "possible herniated disc after lifting/fall" helps him; the insurance company will read that same note looking for anything vague, delayed, or missing so it...

Should I give the adjuster my old MRI or make them prove it?

"Have you ever hurt that body part before?" That is the adjuster's next question, and your answer matters because they want to turn an old MRI into a reason to pay less. Most...

look-back period

A lot can ride on this window of time: higher fines, longer license suspension or revocation, more expensive insurance, and a tougher path if you are trying to keep or get back...

I gave birth in Ann Arbor and now nobody wants to own the epidural damage

An Ann Arbor accountant is dealing with nerve damage after childbirth while the hospital, doctor, and staffing insurers all try to dump the claim on somebody else.

ARTICLE by LaKeisha Davis

Lansing insurer went quiet after your kid's "mild" head injury - now everyone's giving different advice

When a Michigan child's head injury was brushed off at first and symptoms keep building, the claim does not work like an adult's case and a fast payout can turn into a trap.

ARTICLE by Brian Saarinen

Should I use no-fault first or sue after my kid's Lansing road-zone crash?

The thing the driver, road contractor, and insurer hope you never find out is this: in Michigan, those are often two different claims, and the smarter first move depends on...

What happens if a hit-and-run driver injured my Kalamazoo employee and nobody got the plate?

The part that surprises most employers: no plate does not automatically kill the claim in Michigan. It just shifts the fight to your own insurance, the employee's no-fault...

Your kid got bit in the face and now some creep is filming from the street

A plumber in Ann Arbor is dealing with a child dog-bite claim and a private investigator hired to film the family for the insurance company.

ARTICLE by Frank Kowalczyk

What benefits can Michigan no-fault still pay besides medical bills?

In Indiana or Ohio, a crash victim usually starts by chasing the at-fault driver's insurer. In Michigan, your own no-fault PIP coverage can still pay several benefits even...

My coworker said Michigan no-fault picks my OB after a crash, true?

$2,000 for emergency fetal monitoring and evaluation is enough to make people panic and let the insurer steer treatment. That is the common mistake. In Michigan, you generally...