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3 Things Insurance Companies Want You To Believe After Being In An Auto Accident

30 September 2015 by Penny Fisher

Regardless of whether you were in a minor fender bender or a major collision, an accident can end up leaving you with severe injuries that are going to take time to heal. While you are stuck trying to sort everything out, the insurance company will often be coming at you with information that can cause a lot of confusion and chaos. While many people end up believing everything the insurance company tells them, it is one of the worst mistakes you can make. Check out some of these things that insurance companies will often try to make you believe are true following an accident.

You have no choice but to go to their doctor.

Oftentimes, insurance companies will try and force clients to go to their doctor, and why wouldn't they? Their doctors are contracted to work for them, so they tend to be on their side. They might discount your injuries or try to make the recovery time less than what it really is. You have every right to say no and go to your own doctor and provide them with a comprehensive report of your doctor's findings. They cannot make you go to just their doctor.

You have to take the settlement offer now.

Insurance companies will often come to your with a settlement offer for your claim. They make you feel like you have no other option than to take the deal now or risk losing it all. That isn't the case. You have every right to negotiate a fair settlement with them and hold out until you are satisfied. This is where your attorney can come into play and go to bat for you making sure you are taken care of the right way.

You aren't entitled to additional benefits.

When injured in an auto accident, there are a lot of different benefits available to you. For example, you are entitled to wage loss benefits for the time that you aren't able to work. You are also entitled to receive reimbursement for any prescriptions you had to purchase co-pays to the doctor or specialist and anything else relating to your accident. You are even entitled to claim mileage for going to your doctor appointments and picking up prescriptions and supplies.

Make sure to ask your attorney, like those at Gelman Gelman Wiskow & McCarthy LLC, for any specifics surrounding your case to ensure you get the benefits you deserve on your car accident claim.

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