Claim Consciousness

A Macon County auto accident lawyer will inform you that adjusters may be suspicious of claimants who exhibit a familiarity with making claims and who have a history of workers’ compensation claims, personal injury lawsuits, or other injury claims. This may induce an adjuster to search the Central Index Bureau for information on past insurance claims made by the claimant.

In addition, a claimant who seems overly willing to settle his or her claim will raise a red flag in the adjuster’s mind concerning the validity of the claim.

Eagerness to Obtain Legal Representation

Your Macon County auto accident lawyer knows that adjusters are typically suspicious of claimants who retain an attorney at the very beginning of their claims. Insurance adjusters both want and believe that they should have the opportunity to work with the claimant on his or her personal injury claim. Although they understand and realize claimants may retain a Macon County auto accident attorney if negotiations stall or if the claim’s value cannot be resolved, they may react adversely to a claimant who denies them the chance to initially work directly with the claimant.

Your Macon County auto accident lawyer may advise that the following will typically raise red flags in the adjuster’s mind:

• Letters of legal representation that are dated the very same day the accident occurred, or closely thereafter.
• A small window of time between the accident date and the claimant’s first telephone call to an attorney. (Some claimants call an attorney at the accident scene.)

Obtaining a Macon County Auto Accident Attorney

If you have been injured in an automobile accident and have questions concerning your claim, please contact McCarthy Rowden & Baker to request a free consultation with a Macon County auto accident lawyer. Call 800-373-6050 today.