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Claims for Injury

dianajoseph
dianajoseph Posts: 1 Newbie
in Insurance & life assurance
What are the common mistakes people commit when filling an accident claim?

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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    1) Exaggerating their symptoms.
  • mattymoo
    mattymoo Posts: 2,417 Forumite
    Assuming that UK compensation levels follow those in the states. Awards in the US are decided by juries and tend to heavily penalise the defendant. UK awards are based on judicial guidelines and are very low by comparison.
  • geri1965_2
    geri1965_2 Posts: 8,736 Forumite
    Quentin wrote: »
    1) Exaggerating their symptoms.

    I'd go with this.

    Don't be tempted to do it, because medical experts will spot it and reference it in their report.
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