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The Claims Process

Consumer Reports has consistently found that auto insurance companies handle claims to the complete satisfaction of consumers only 60 percent of the time. The most common complaints concern delays in handling claims, disagreements over the dollar amount of damages, conflicts over fault determination, and complaints about too much red tape.

In general, most insurance company claims representatives (these are not the same people who sold you your policy) are overworked and underpaid. In addition, claims representatives are often judged more on how adeptly they limit the amount of dollars paid out on claims and much less on how conscientiously they take care of you, the accident victim.

Perhaps as important as the individual facts of the case and the substance of your claim, is the way you present your demands to the claims representative. This is true whether you are dealing with your own company or the other driver's.

Even though you may be angry, impatient, in physical pain, worried about all the money it takes to get well, and wish someone would have mercy and take care of your mess, most claims representatives have files overflowing with cases similar to yours. They just don't have the time to patiently walk you through the process, nor can they get emotionally involved in each case. It is best to hire an experienced personal injury attorney to walk you through this emotional process.

Do not file false claims or exaggerate your loss by overdramatizing your injuries. Both are illegal and amplify the costly, adversarial nature of the system. Padded claims make claims representatives more suspicious and demanding. Fraudulent claims raise the cost of doing business and this come back to haunt you in increased premiums at best, at worst you may be charged with a crime.

If you are injured in an accident contact a Stockton auto accident attorney at the Friel Law Firm for free case consultation.

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Stockton Attorney Lance V. Friel handles cases involving Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Brain Injuries, Big Rig Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Dog Bite Injuries, Slip and Fall Accidents and Spinal Cord Injuries in the state of California and in the cities of Stockton, Galt, Manteca, Lodi, Modesto and Tracy.

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