Claim Settlement Negotiation - September 22, 2009
Put all together information about the accident – police report, pictures of the damaged car, pictures of your injuries, medical bills. This will help you in your negotiation. Insurance adjusters often times request for copies of these documents and having them at hand will signal to them that you mean business. They will try to intimidate you, compare your claim to other settlements they have handled. Let them know that your claim is for your accident and not for the ones they have negotiated. Have an idea on hand about how much settlement you would agree to, based on actual costs of repairs and use of good replacement parts.