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Truck Accident Insurance:
What You Say to Insurance Adjusters Can Be
Used against You

The following information on truck accident insurance is provided by Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a premier personal injury law firm.  The firm has a national reputation and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other publications.  In recognition of their achievements, Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers” by Law & Politics magazine (2008 and prior years). To contact the firm about commerical truck insurance, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online consultation form.

Truck Accident Insurance:
Multiple Insurance Companies May Be Involved

Insurance companies are involved in truck accident compensation.Semi Truck AccidentCommercial trucks governed by the U.S. Department of Transportation must carry liability insurance for accidents that result in bodily injury or death. States require minimum liability coverage for commercial vehicles not regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Other parties that believe they may be liable for the accident may also have insurance that covers the accident.  For more information about liability, please see “Truck Accident Lawsuit: Liability.”

If you or someone in your household has been in an accident with a commercial vehicle, you have probably already been contacted by at least one commercial truck insurance adjuster.  It may be too late to say this, but DO NOT TALK TO THEM.

If you have not retained a lawyer, tell the insurance representative that you are retaining a lawyer and that the lawyer will contact them and then politely hang up.  If you have retained a truck accident lawyer, give the insurance company representative the phone number of the law firm and no other information.  Again, politely hang up.  Most people do not realize that even a friendly conversation with an insurance representative can be used against them.  For example, most insurance representatives will express concern and ask how you are and/or how your child is, if the child was involved in the accident.  Do not answer them.  If you have retained us, give them our phone number (1-888-377-8900) and say nothing else.  Remember that insurance representatives are trained to get information from you that the insurance company can use in its favor.

Your insurance company is also involved.  You need to report the accident to your insurance company.  When you do, do not tell them how you feel or provide any information other then what is in the accident report.  If your insurance company asks you a question that makes you uncomfortable, contact our law firm immediately (toll-free 1-888-377-8900).  Do not sign anything without contacting our truck accident lawyers first.

If an insurer refuses to pay a claim, and you think the insurance company was supposed to pay, contact our law firm regarding insurance bad faith.  We have successfully won cases against insurance companies that have tried to avoid paying on a claim.

To contact a lawyer at our law firm for a free consultation, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email our lawyers or submit our online form for review by one of our attorneys.  We have a proven track record and the resources needed to get you the compensation you deserve. 

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