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"Shouldn't I Just Let The Insurance Company Handle My Claim?"
Why Let the Wolf Stand Guard Over the Chicken Coup? The insurance company adjuster is a PAID EMPLOYEE and is trained by the insurance company. This could very well be the last person in the world you want controlling YOUR CLAIM. Quite simply put, his first duty and responsibility is to his employer — the insurance company he represents.
Many insurance companies train their adjusters in methods and policies that keep the insurance company's own interests in the foreground. In a recent interview, Ina Delong, a former insurance company adjuster, now turned consumer advocate, told the 60 Minute TV News Program: "The Insurance companies don't want adjusters that are trained because if they really knew what they were doing, the insurance claim (your settlement) would be higher." In 1991, John Garamendi, the then insurance commissioner of California, characterized the insurance industry as stuck in the old days of paying out as little as possible.
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