A big problem injury victims face is getting stuck with a crummy insurance company. Many consumers complain that some insurance companies try hard to avoid paying claims. (Learn about insurance credit scoring.) Insurance companies are held to a higher standard than other businesses. Insurance companies must help an insured, because the insured victim pays premiums to be protected for his or her catastrophic loss or other injury. The are many consumer organizations, such as bad faith insurance.org who rate the best and worst insurance companies. (Read More About Insurance Bad Faith.)

A new report measuring customer complaints against auto insurers says Palisades Insurance fared best among the state's biggest companies last year, & MetLife Auto & Home and Allstate finished worst.

Consumer Report rated Farmers Insurance among the worst. Farmers Insurance ranked 25th out of 27 companies. Consumer Reports surveyed 21,228 subscribers who filed a claim between Jan 2001 and spring of 2004. The report claims that "Many people think their auto insurance is just peachy until they have to file a claim. Then they find out whether their insurer pays up quickly or tries to chintzy repairs". (Read More about how Farmers Insurance Sucks.) The Better Business Bureau ("BBB") rates Farmers Insurance an "F" which is the worst the BBB gives. (Read More.) Call experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorneys to learn more at 888-400-9721

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