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Summary: Many body shops have contracts with car insurance companies that allow them to deal directly with the claims adjuster. Find out how to work with a claims adjuster to determine the insurance settlement on an accident in this free video on financial planning from a licensed insurance agent.
James Burrows owns the full-service insurance agency The Resurgence Group, which specializes in health insurance, property and casualty, annuities, life insurance and auto insurance....read more
"If you were just in a car accident and now you have to worry about what you do with your car, you might want to think about calling your agent, or the carrier that you're doing business with. My name is James Burrows, I'm an auto insurance agent, and I just wanted to let you know of the different types of ways that you could immediately get someone out to respond to your accident. You could either have one of the carriers come direct, a lot of the carriers these days have people that are claims adjusters will come right to the accident, or they'll go right to the body shop. Many body shops have contracts with all of the major carriers and they will deal direct with that claims adjuster, but you do want to stay involved because you just don't know, you know, what they're going to do, or what they're going to pay for, and it all depends on the deductible that you have. So you definitely want to speak with your agent first, and then possibly speak with the claims adjuster. There's always and eight hundred number that you can call. And these people are very friendly and they want to help you, and they're really looking forward to you getting back in your car and getting back on the road. So again, my name is James. I'm an auto insurance expert and just wanted to let you know a little bit about dealing with the body shops and the carriers when you have a car accident."
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