Personal injury in traffic accident

C_Mababejive

It is unlikely that your Brothers employer would pursue his claim. Is he in a Trades union? If so,they will no doubt appoint a legal company on his behalf AND pay his fees. This is what happend to me in similar circumstances. I was at work and got rear ended by a dipsy young girl. I prepared all the details,wrote a statement,took photos and forwarded it all to my Trades union. They appointed a legal company (a sizeable one!) and they duly caned the offending party’s insurance co through the courts and i got a very agreeable settlement

sarahg1969

BethanyD wrote: »

I have some knowledge of these things.

Me too.

Just out of curiosity, why do you pay them more than other firms? Or is it that their clients have whiplash injuries that last longer? And if that's the case, why would that be? And how would that help the op? They can't just extend the prognosis period to get a higher settlement.

Crazy_Jamie

BethanyD wrote: »

I think your information is out of date - they operate out of 2 offices next to each other (about 20,000 sq ft) and employ over 90 people

I work for an insurance company defending claims so I have some knowledge of these things.

Well that does make things intriguing. Sarah has raised the pertinent questions in her post. Obviously working for an insurance company you'll be aware that Claimant firms don't just magic higher settlements out of thin air. The settlement figure has to be agreed with and paid by an insurance company. As such I would also be very interested to know why it is that you pay these particular solicitors more than others.

dacouch

Crazy_Jamie wrote: »

Well that does make things intriguing. Sarah has raised the pertinent questions in her post. Obviously working for an insurance company you'll be aware that Claimant firms don't just magic higher settlements out of thin air. The settlement figure has to be agreed with and paid by an insurance company. As such I would also be very interested to know why it is that you pay these particular solicitors more than others.

Come on Jamie, I thought you knew about injury claims. They have two adjacent properties totalling circa 20000 sq ft and employ 90 staff.

Anyone fitting the above criteria automatically gets a higher payout from an Insurer. Also having a !!!!!! name helps.

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tradeskill

You should contact with your company and try to solve your problem through your company. Your company should ask the insurance company to pay your insurance. It will be the better way to get your insurance claim. Thanks.

chrisv24

Hi,

Yea he will need to make a claim for personal injury himself. This site has some info that might help Accident at work

He is best talking to a solicitor rather than trying to make the claim himself. Its all far less complicated and more stress free this way. He'll also be able to claim for things such as damage to his own property, transport fees if he is unable to drive and any money he has lost due to being unable to work.

Hope that helps.

clueless1

Thanks for everyones input.

He has been contacted by a firm of solicitors appointed by his employers insurance company so his claim will go through them.

He only works on a as and when basis so he cant really claim for loss of earnings or for any other financial loss, I think it will only a personal injury claim.

C_Mababejive

Good..dont fall for that £1500 for whiplash BS thats being punted about by the insurance industry and media..

chrisv24

clueless1 wrote: »

Thanks for everyones input.

He has been contacted by a firm of solicitors appointed by his employers insurance company so his claim will go through them.

He only works on a as and when basis so he cant really claim for loss of earnings or for any other financial loss, I think it will only a personal injury claim.

Good luck to him. Hopefully it works out well

vaio

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Good..dont fall for that £1500 for whiplash BS thats being punted about by the insurance industry and media..

Not sure about BS, the system is that when a PI solicitor is appointed for an injured punter by a legal expenses firm/insurance company/trade union/garage etc etc there is invariably a referral/introduction fee involved.

The question then becomes who gets that fee. Either the injured punter can go via legal expenses firm/insurance company/trade union/garage in which case they get the fee, or the punter can go direct in which case the fee ends up in the punters pocket.