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Expensive Mistakes That Car Accident Injury Victims Make When Speaking to Auto Collision Insurance Companies

If you or a loved one were suffering a severe illness, you would seek care from a medical specialist. This is precisely what accident victims should do when a negligent driver has injured them. Accident victims who are seeking monetary compensation should contact a qualified personal injury attorney. Parker Waichman LLP has obtained Billions of […]

Expensive mistakes that car accident injury victims make when speaking to auto collision insurance companies

New York Accident Injury Attorneys

If you or a loved one were suffering a severe illness, you would seek care from a medical specialist. This is precisely what accident victims should do when a negligent driver has injured them. Accident victims who are seeking monetary compensation should contact a qualified personal injury attorney. Parker Waichman LLP has obtained Billions of dollars on behalf of our clients. Our law firm has the experience and the resources to handle substantial accident injury claims. Do not delay in contacting our firm because there are time limitations to bringing a claim. All states have specific deadlines by which a claim must be settled or filed in a court of law.

It is important for accident victims to understand that multi-billion dollar insurance companies have decades of claims experience, and they employ thousands of agents who are trained to devalue or deny accident claims. Therefore insurance companies have a considerable advantage when negotiating car accident claims.

One strategy employed by experienced accident claims adjusters is to pretend that they are your friend. The goal of an insurance claims representative is to gain the claimant’s trust and build rapport. Claims representatives will act very friendly by asking about how your day is going. They will take a personal interest in you and try to get to know more about your family to build your trust. When a claimant trusts the insurance adjuster, the claimant is more willing to accept a lowball settlement offer. With legal representation, the claimant will truly understand the value of their claim and how much they could actually receive in an accident claim payout. It’s important to realize that the car accident insurance adjuster is not your friend, and they are paid to reduce claims payouts. That is why accident claimants need to treat their interaction with insurance claims adjusters as a business transaction and avoid letting the situation become personal.

When speaking to an insurance claims adjuster, less is more. The less you say, the more likely you will obtain a favorable result. The best time to engage a car accident attorney is before speaking with the insurance claims adjusters. It’s required that you report the accident To your insurance company and contact the at-fault driver’s insurance company, but that doesn’t mean you have to get into the specific details of the accident. Simply provide your basic contact details and insurance information, and set up a future appointment with the insurance claims adjusters. That way, you can have an attorney with you so that you don’t damage your claim and you meet the important time deadlines.

Is it essential for injury accident victims to understand that by excepting a quick settlement check, you may have signed away important legal rights and missed out on other avenues of recovery. Usually, when a claim has been initiated, the insurance company adjuster will have determined how much money they would like to pay out to settle the claim. This initial dollar amount is almost always well below the actual true value of the claim. However, some accident injury victims only want to get the claims process over with as quickly as possible. However, settling an accident injury claim for less than it is worth can often cost the claimant a lot of out-of-pocket expenses, such as future medical treatment. Car insurance representatives know that accident-related injuries often require additional future medical treatment and therapy. So the insurance company can save a lot of money by settling a car accident injury claim before the full extent of the injuries is known.

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