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Self-Help Tips

A Guide to your Insurance Legal Rights (pdf)
Top Twenty Tips for Recent Disaster Survivors (pdf)
California Roadmap to Recovery
Comprehensive disaster relief page with recovery information and advice.
Claim Tips
Advice and tips on a variety of claim types.
Underinsurance 101 (pdf)
Fire Insurance Claim Tips for California Residents
Contents Claim Tips (pdf)
Depreciation Info for Personal Property Items (pdf)
Sample Claim and Proof of Loss Forms
Effective Claims Complaints (pdf)
Xactimate Demystified (pdf)
Organizing Carrier-Specific Survivor Groups (pdf)
Recovery Tips Relating to Tax Preparation
The Disaster Recovery Handbook & Household Inventory Guide
Tips for Reviewing Adjusters' and Contractors' Estimates (pdf)
Summary of Legal Deadlines During the Claim Process (pdf)

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State Government Help & Your Legal Rights

A Guide to your Insurance Legal Rights (pdf)
California Department of Insurance
Getting Help from the California Department of Insurance (pdf)
Examinations Under Oath (pdf)
How to Reach Your Elected Officials (pdf)
California's "Use it and Lose it" Problem
Department of Managed Health Care
Contractors State Licensing Board
Summary of Legal Deadlines During the Claim Process (pdf)
Top Twenty Tips for Recent Disaster Survivors (pdf)

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Finding Professional Help

Hiring Professional Help
California State Bar
Legal Help (pdf)
California Sponsors
Claim help professionals in this state who support United Policyholders' work.

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United Policyholders' Action

NoCal Severe Storms, Jan 2008

Gov. Schwarzenegger Proclaims State of Emergency
NoCal 2008 Storm Damage

SoCal Wildfire, Oct 2007

Aid to SoCal Wildfire Survivors
Resource center for the SoCal Wildfire with news and links for victims and information on UP's action.
Wildfire Roadmap to Recovery (Powerpoint)
Information: Your Best Policy, 2007 SoCal Wildfire Recovery (Powerpoint)

Tahoe Wildfire (Angora), June 2007

Tahoe Wildfire Recovery Aid
Article covering UP's action in the wildfire with links to helpful resources.
Online Groups Fuel Recovery and Reform
UP Mentors "Pay it Forward"
At the Table with Regulators

Esperanza Fire, Oct 2006

Outreach to Esperanza Fire Victims

"Sawtooth" Fire, July 2006

UP reaching out to those impacted by CA "Sawtooth" firestorm

NoCal Storms, 2006

NoCal 2006 Storm Damage

French Fire, 2004

Redding, CA UPdate

SoCal Wildfires (Cedar, Old Fire, etc.), Oct 2003

Fire Recovery Aid in SoCal and AZ
Disaster Area Non-Renewals and Hikes
Online Groups Fuel Recovery and Reform

Napa Earthquake, Sept 2000

UP Survey: Napa CEA Policies Useless
UP Aids Napa Quake Victims

Northridge Earthquake, Jan 1994

Northridge Relief Denial Rebuffed

Oakland/Berkeley Firestorm, Oct 1991

Working with firestorm survivors
UP and Firestorm Anniversary Events
Online Groups Fuel Recovery and Reform
An Oakland/Berkeley firestorm survivor on how UP helped solve insurance problems

Amicus Briefs Filed in the State of California

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