Winning the Insurance Game: The Complete Consumer's Guide to Saving Money
by Ralph Nader, Wesley J. Smith, J. Robert Hunter
From Ingram
"A comprehensive consumer's guide to playing and winning the insurance game includes advice on how to reduce automobile insurance, choose a good HMO or PPO health plan, and buy life insurance..."
Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms)
by Evan K. Aidman
"While laws affecting personal injury have not changed dramatically since Winning Your Personal Injury Claim was first published, this new edition shares information consumers asked for after reading the first edition. The author now begins the book with a full overview of the personal injury litigation process, focusing especially on the important events that occur immediately after an accident. He stresses that the claim actually begins at that point and that one must be prepared to deal with all aspects of the situation. He provides suggestions for checklists that can be carried with you, as well as other valuable information to have on hand.
"This new edition provides a more complete, step-by-step guide to pursuing a personal injury case without formal representation. It includes information regarding the different types of letters that need to be written--and the order in which they are sent--when a claim is being pursued. Many easy-to-use, blank tear-out forms are available in the back of the book..."
Workers'
Compensation: Benefits, Costs, and Safety Under Alternative Insurance Arrangements
by Terry Thomason, Timothy P. Schmidle, John F. Burton
"The authors show how market factors, particularly the arrangements by which Workers' comp. insurance is offered to employers, impact the balance between adequacy and cost, as well as system efficiency, and workplace safety."
Workers'
Compensation Employee Medical Guide: How To Receive Appropriate Treatment Under Any Workers Compensation System in the United States
by David F. Scaccia
"This no-nonsense guidebook was written specifically for workers from the perspective of an experienced occupational medicine physician.
"The book is unique in the fact that there is currently no other book on the market that covers all of the important medical issues of workers'
compensation in such a comprehensive fashion.
"Workers will learn:
- The basics of workers' compensation law and when to seek legal counsel.
- How workers'
compensation determines work-relatedness.
- How to deal with managed health care.
- How to prepare for the Independent Medical Exam.
- How to access personal health and safety records.
- How to get assistance from local and national affiliation labor unions.
- How be protected when returning to work.
- When to seek compensation outside of the workers' compensation system.
"This book gives workers the knowledge that they need in order to receive the most appropriate treatment for their work-related injuries and illnesses."
