SEVEN STRATEGIES YOUR ATTORNEY SHOULD KNOW FOR DEALING WITH

INSURANCE ADJUSTERS AND INSURANCE ATTORNEYS

1. Many insurance companies have attorneys working for them as in-house attorneys or they have contracts with law firms at competitive rates. Insurance companies are not afraid of being sued, so the mere threat of a lawsuit may not be enough to intimidate them. Many insurance companies have learned that aggressively defending small car accident lawsuits, works well for them in the long run, because by making the car accident injury victim's lawyer work hard to collect monies on a small or medium case, they can discourage those attorney from filing suit and taking cases to trial. What is the solution to this, you ask? Get a lawyer who loves to try cases, a lawyer who will treat it like it is his favorite sport!

2. Adjusters prefer to close files. The longer the file has been open, the greater the motivation to close it. That is why when a car accident injury victim / client comes to our firm we put the insurance company on notice of the claim right away. That way while the car accident injury victim / client is getting treatment, and we are building the components of the case as the file is growing older at the adjuster's office .

3. Every insurance adjuster claims supervisor has to at some point explain why they settled a case for the amount that they did. They will rely heavily on the hard provable damages such as medical bills, lost pay and future medical costs. They require specific documentation of these hard damages. It is the injury attorney's job to prepare these documents in an organized, convincing manner, so that the adjuster can calculate quickly to justify a top settlement. Disorganized, incomplete and illegible record make for more waiting time, aggravation and settlement delay.

4. Once a lawsuit is filed it helps to remember the fact that insurance defense attorneys make money by litigating files as far long possible. The attorney's incentive to settle the case will not ripen until the attorney has done discovery in the case, including taking the victim's deposition and completing discovery in the case. However, as the time for trial grows nearer the incentive to settle becomes paramount. Filing a lawsuit and asking an insurance defense attorney to settle weeks after may turn out to be a mistake. Car accident injury victim / client, Injury victims must understand that once the lawsuit is filed, they cannot be impatient or hurried.

5. Some insurance companies will show great resistance to settling for top value without a lawsuit being filed. Once the suit is filed they will change their tone and talk settlement.

6. Here is a tip, hire an car accident injury lawyer who has an appetite for conflict, sincere desire to try cases in front of juries, and the skill and ability to do so. Stick with that attorney, be patient and follow the car accident injury attorney's advice.

7. Insurance defense attorneys are generally more experienced in trial work than plaintiff's car accident injury attorneys. Most of the time they have a pleasant demeanor, are competitive and are skilled trial lawyers. They will sense weaknesses in your case by looking thoroughly and carefully at all of the evidence. They often have staff capability such as an investigator, and a trained paralegal staff that can analyze medical record documents effectively. Remember, the more they work on the case the more money they make. That is why it is important to be patient and go the distance once suit is field.