Year: 2016

Insurance companies have deep pockets when it comes to advertising. All of us in Arizona have seen slick TV commercials from State Farm and its competitors that use humor, drama and celebrity endorsements to try to convince us to buy insurance policies from them. However, these companies did not become so wealthy by putting their… read more

Often, Arizona consumers have no reasonable way of knowing that a company is not treating them right until after they have been injured financially, physically or both. Dealing with the insurance industry is no different. An insurance company could seem to be honest and eager to be there for you, only to act in bad… read more

For most artists, their work is deeply personal. Even after they sell a piece to a collector, in a sense the work still belongs to the artist; certainly, it represents an expression of the way the artist perceives the world, and will always be associated with him or her. The Visual Artists Rights Act of… read more

Insurance companies typically set premiums for individual customers on a variety of factors, including aspects of that individual’s life: what neighborhood they live in, their driving history and so on. One company tried to go so far as to use customers’ Facebook accounts against them — until Facebook ordered them to stop. According to Slate,… read more

If you are tailgating with your friends before a football game this weekend, your insurance coverage will probably be the furthest thing from your mind. However, accidents can happen in a tailgating lot, especially when you consider the crowds of people drinking alcohol and grilling over open flames that will be there. USA TODAY recently… read more