Saturday, March 15, 2014

What do you need to know about collision claims?



It is very sad to get into a severe accident. However, mental tension can be reduced to some extent if you had an insurance policy. You will be paid the diminished value so that you bear no loss. When your car gets an accident, you will get accident coverage. In this medical accident coverage, you will get all the expanses for medical. As far as your motor is concerned, you will get several benefits. Some people ask if they get the insurance claim of it was their fault. The answer is yes. They will get the money even if they were at fault. This is true for most of states in the USA. There are only a few that do not entertain cars with fault.

This is true for people who get accident once in a while. There are some people who drive very rashly. The chances of getting crashes also increase. They cannot get the normal insurance policy. They have to get a multiple crash insurance policy. The premium for regular one is different while for multiple crashes policy, the premium is different. The amount will be more than the normal one. Also, the policy may cover more features. However, this varies policy to policy and insurance company to insurance company. These things must be checked before signing a policy agreement.

There is also a unique case in which somebody else may be driving your car. This can be with or without your permission. If the car is registered in your name, you are considered as responsible for the accident. The person present at the time of the accident may be driving the car or may also get injuries, but no medical will be provided to him. Also, the owner will have to bear all the losses. He will get the insurance policy’s money.

Nowadays, lots of insurance companies allow to put your claims online too. This is simple. All you have to send the report through email and an adjuster will come to visit you within a few business days. You can also contact the adjuster to fix a time of meeting and he will meet you at your preferred time.

The report needs to be comprehensive to make your claim stronger. That is why people prefer professional report writers to include every useful detail of the collision to get maximum claim money. Already it is a tedious task to take out money from the insurance company.

You have to include in report that when, how and where the collision occurred. You need to provide details of the surroundings, like which vehicles were involved. You also need to provide the license number of each directly involved vehicle. The person driving the car at the time of collision is required to provide his license number. The real owner will also include his license number. Also, you have to include the insurance policy details. Main points of insurance must be mentioned in a careful manner so that the insurance company cannot deny any sort of claim.
If the collision was big, there must be police involved in it. Also, there must be a police file for your case. You have to provide its number. Sometimes, you also need to put a claim for car theft or vandalism. In both cases, you have to provide the police file number. Last but not the least, you also need to provide the auto shop you prefer for your vehicle’s damage repair.