An insurance adjuster might contact you and tell you that the company needs a medical release so that it can confirm your injuries. The company might tell you that it needs access to your medical records before it can resolve your claims. You should never sign a medical authorization for the insurance company without speaking to a lawyer. Insurance companies commonly use these types of releases to dig through medical records to try to find a different incident on which to blame a victim's injuries. Tell the company that you won't sign a release until you have spoken to an attorney.