Many people have fond notions of insurance as a "safety net," confident in the belief that if disaster strikes, insurance policies will pay out benefits as they are written.
What many do not realize is that once an injury or loss claim is filed, the insurance company and the claimant have now entered into an adversarial relationship. Typically, the insurance company will work hard to avoid paying out any more than necessary. Delaying approval of claims is one way that many insurance companies seem to encourage policyholders to give up and settle for less than they should recover. Hospital bills are typically full of minute detail — and there is plenty of room for insurers to question or flat out refuse to pay certain items to such an extent that the patient ends up with overwhelming bills after a serious accident.
To put it frankly: If you were injured in any type of accident in Washington, you can rightly expect a struggle with responsible insurers — your own insurance or the insurance of a motorist who collided with you. Collecting insurance benefits is a job best handled by an experienced personal injury lawyer after a car, motorcycle, truck, bicycle or pedestrian accident.
When you bought your health or auto insurance, the insurance agent may have come across as a caring friend. But as you present medical bills to be paid per policy terms and seek recovery of lost wages or compensation for pain and suffering or disability, you are likely to encounter resistance and many confusing forms and procedures. We will fight the insurance company to insure you recover the maximum damages.
Contact a Lynnwood Insurance Coverage Attorney
Please e-mail or call us at 425-776-3191 to learn more about how a Seattle car accident insurance dispute attorney from Riach Gese can help you with your motor vehicle accident insurance claim or insurance bad faith lawsuit.
