How will you deal with the economic stress caused by injuries received in a motor vehicle accident?

If the injuries you receive in a car accident, truck accident or motorcycle accident causes you to be unable to perform your job or otherwise earn income, how will you survive? This issue is more prevalent today, because people have less insurance and other benefits that would help them through this difficult period. Many accident victims cannot afford health insurance and therefore have a limited ability to pay medical bills. Employers used to provide long and short-term disability insurance to replace income lost due to injury, but not any more.

The potential sources for replacement of income include the following:

-       Workers’ compensation (receive 2/3^rd’s of salary if injury occurred while you were working, medical expenses paid in full and an award for permanent disability).

-       Employer provided or private disability policy (normally have to be off 30 – 60 days before benefits start).

-       No-fault insurance pays for lost wages and medical expenses (minimum of $10,000.00 provided for lost wages (limited to $200/wk on most policies) and medical expenses).

There are companies that are willing to make loans to you for a high rate of interest to be repaid at the time of settlement. These companies should be used as a last resort. If you have equity in your home, it would be better to take out a home equity loan.

Louisville Personal injury attorneys are prohibited by the Kentucky Bar Association from loaning clients money, although some break the rules to obtain cases.

The Kentucky Auto Accident Attorney will help you work with medical providers to pay them at the time of settlement and help you maximize all insurance benefits to reduce the financial distress caused by your inability to work.