You should never rush to accept the insurance company settlement offer. Often, insurance companies don’t have your best interest in mind, they only want to solve your claim as quickly as they can and for as little as possible. Because of this, you should wait until you have reviewed all your legal options before accepting their offer.
After your accident, the insurance company will use any tactic they have to pay your claim. However, this means you are still injured and don’t know just how far your damages can get. Sometimes injuries take time to develop and others require medical care for long periods of time. It is not possible to truly know the value of your personal injury claim just a few days after you have suffered an injury.
Contacting a personal injury lawyer before taking an insurance settlement protects you from accepting a settlement that is not good enough. It won’t provide you with the compensation you deserve. An attorney can help you make sure that the settlement covers all of your damages and injuries.