How do I deal with insurance adjusters?

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The best answer is that you shouldn’t deal with the insurance adjuster at all. Hiring an experienced personal injury attorney will take you out of direct contact with the insurance company and all of the contact goes through the lawyer. Insurance adjusters are trying to minimize the amount of money that their company will pay. Most insurance adjustors are highly trained professionals. The insurance company’s job is to make money and the way the insurance company does this is by taking in premiums and paying as little as possible on claims. To accomplish this goal claims adjuster has an almost bottomless bag of tricks. My free books explain all this in great detail.

They will often offer money up front, try to get you so enter into a recorded conversation, or subject you to a physical examination by one of their doctors. Should any of these events occur be sure to contact a lawyer as soon as possible. It may be very likely that the insurance company is aware that they may have to pay a large amount of money for the injuries you sustained, and they are looking for a cheap way out. For further information about insurance companies you may request my free books that gives you Straight Talk about insurance companies and how to deal with them. In some cases, you may be able to handle your claim on your own.

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