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How Insurance Adjusters Prey Upon the Injured (Part 2)
How Insurance Adjuster prey upon unrepresented injury claimants: During training, adjusters are told that only about one-third of claimants are predisposed to hiring an attorney. Since most claimants contact and hire an attorney within two weeks of an accident, adjusters are told that it is critical to contact the claimant and establish rapport as quickly as possible. Phone contacts are handled by script so that the adjusters don’t forget to make the necessary points to gain rapport and to discourage the use of an attorney (e.g., “If
The Oklahoma Auto Accident Attorney & The Insurance Adjusters (Part 1)
As an Oklahoma Auto Accident Attorney, I know the expression well… “A person who represents himself has a fool for a client.” This sage advice is why smart auto accident attorneys refer cases which are beyond their own expertise. Yet many non-lawyers sometimes foolishly brave the perilous waters of accident and insurance law by failing to seek representation for damages and injuries after an accident. There is a common (but very incorrect) belief that by not hiring an attorney their recovery from an insurer will be higher. Deceived by the idea that they can “save” the cost of attorneys’