Here are Mistakes to Avoid When Negotiating an Auto Accident Settlement:
1. Believing What The Adjuster Says
2. Telling the Adjuster a Settlement Range that You Think is Fair
3. Not Realizing that Negotiation is Part of the Claim
4. Making Too Low of a Settlement Demand
5. Making Too High of a Settlement Demand
6. Not Asking for Money for Pain and Suffering
7. Telling the Adjuster that You Need Money Now
8. Being Rude to the Adjuster
9. Not Speaking With a Supervisor (if Appropriate)
10. Not Filing a Consumer Complaint or Civil Remedy Notice
11. Not Setting a Deadline for Your Settlement Demand, or Any Requests
12. Not Realizing that You Have to Repay Your Health Insurer
13. Not Having a Spreadsheet that Itemizes Your Medical Bills, Liens
14. Not Sending the Insurance Adjuster Past Jury Verdicts
15. Not Sending the Adjuster a Copy of a Draft Lawsuit (if Appropriate)
