What Your Insurance Adjuster Doesn’t Want You To Know
Many people wrongly assume that an insurance company or adjuster is looking to protect their best interests in a workers’ compensation case. Unfortunately, this is simply untrue. Insurance adjusters are looking to minimize liability of the insurance carrier and to prevent you from maximizing your rightful benefits. At the Law Office of Steven H. Gurwin, we offer strategic counsel and advocacy to help injured workers and their families protect their claims and rightful benefits after a work-related injury.
Consult with a lawyer before talking to an adjuster or settling a claim. You may lose your rights to claims or lose the benefits you are entitled to. Contact us for an immediate consultation regarding your workers’ compensation rights.
What your adjuster may not want you to know
If you were injured and report your injury, you will probably receive a call shortly after from an insurance adjuster. Even if you think you are being treated fairly and that they have been effective in handling your case, there are many ways that an insurance carrier can short change you on medical benefits and lost wages. Without an experienced advocate, you may never know the extent of your potential losses.
An insurance adjuster may not want you to know:
- How to properly calculate your average weekly wage
- That you are entitled to reasonable mileage for medical appointments
- That you have a 30 day limitation on the admission of final liability
- That you have a right to change positions
- That you have a right to an independent medical exam
- That insurance adjusters will often short-change settlements
- That an experienced attorney can protect your workers’ compensation rights
Even if an insurance adjuster is nice to you, remember that the insurance company is running a business. It is the adjuster’s job to minimize your benefits, making sure that the insurance company is making money, not paying money on your case.
An insurance adjuster will never recommend that you get an attorney because it is more likely that you will maximize your recovery with the assistance of a skilled legal advocate. At the Law Office of Steven H. Gurwin, we offer experienced, focused advocacy to injured workers and their families in workers’ compensation cases. Our primary attorney is a former workers’ compensation judge who knows the law and how to get you the lost wages and future medical benefits you are entitled to. For experienced, aggressive representation, and to protect your workers’ compensation rights against an insurance claims adjuster, please contact our office.
Contact the Law Office of Steven H. Gurwin for a free consultation with an experienced Denver, Colorado workers’ compensation rights and trial lawyer. Know your rights. Call today.
