Do You Know Some of the False Statements Made By Insurance Agents to Try to Settle the Case On the Cheap?

• They do not have to pay for medical care if your personal health insurance paid for it.
• Do not have to pay your wage loss damages because you took sick time, disability or your employer covered you.
• They only have to pay wholesale value for your vehicle property damage.
• You are at fault and that they have witnesses or information that show that you will not recovery and will not get all of your damages.
• That a lawyer will only take away money from you and out of your pocket in a settlement. (this is false because we would not take a case if we could not add value to it).
• That there is time urgency to settle your case and that if you don’t settle it right away they won’t offer any more money down the road.
• That because of the level of impact your case, they can only pay for a certain amount of medical care, like a few weeks of physical therapy or chiropractic treatment.
• That there is no way you could have been as injured as you were from the impact.
• That the insured only has a certain amount of insurance coverage so they cannot pay. (Get a copy of the declaration page and the policy terms and make them give you an affidavit that there is no other insurance).
• That they only have to pay med pay and don’t have to pay for your pain and suffering or your other damages.
• No work comp insurance. (Every employer with over 5 employees must have it – turn them into the Department of Insurance).
• No med pay or other insurance. (Have them send you the declaration page and the policy)
• Have to settle now or will rescind offer. (They will not).
• A lawyer will just charge you and you will get less money.
• They can only put so much on the case. (Have them call and get more).