Another Whopper from an Insurance Adjuster-lost wages and sick leave
We spoke to a very nice gentleman today who called us because he was getting extremely frustrated with the insurance adjuster. This man had been rear ended in an accident and was trying to get the case settled on his own.
One of his items of damages that he was claiming was for his lost wages. The insurance adjuster asked him “did you use your sick leave?” When the accident victim answered “yes,” the insurance adjuster then lied to him: “since you’re employer paid for your time off we don’t have to pay you.”
This was a 100% boldfaced outright lie. The days that the employee “burned from his sick leave bank” are never his to use again. Moreover, in his company sickleave that is not used can be turned to cash.
Maybe it’s the recession. Maybe it’s the pressure of having too many cases on their desks. More and more I’m seeing insurance adjusters who are outright lying to claimants. It is the sort of statements that provoke claimants to call lawyers. It’s not about any “sue happy” environment. It’s about insurance adjusters (some, not all) who are deliberately misleading claimants in order to keep payments low.
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