Paperback: 140 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (December 4, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158820328X
ISBN-13: 978-1588203281
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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DIY -- Do It Yourself -- is big these days. There is even a DIY channel on cable TV. Home improvement projects are fertile ground when it comes to DIY. Fewer, though, might undertake to become their own claims adjuster after being in an automobile collision. Many people understandably find the insurance claims process forbidding and frustrating. To the attempted rescue comes author Dan Baldyga in his book, Auto Accident Personal Injury Insurance Claim. Though I have been in the insurance claims business for 30+ years, I had never heard of this book. I only became aware of it recently in connection with consulting as an expert witness on a litigated insurance dispute.Baldyga's book is essentially a do-it-yourself guide for consumers who are willing to roll up their sleeves and try to handle their own automobile insurance claim. The context here is one of relatively modest injuries. The author, who claims to be a former insurance adjuster and who does not have a law degree, offers a "BASE" formula for unrepresented claimants and policyholders to use in negotiating with their insurance company for settlements. This formula is a multiple of the medical bills and damages quantified by the policy holder. The author hopes to create a level playing field between the unrepresented consumer and the insurance adjuster. (By unrepresented, we mean somebody who has not hired an attorney to handle their insurance claim.)Baldyga clearly believes that he can empower consumers to handle their own insurance claims and to reach a satisfactory resolution.Those in the insurance claim feel may take sharp exception to is formulaic approach, which he calls the base approach. It gives a Low range value, Core value, Mean value and Premium value for an injury claim.
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