Car Accident Insurance Investigation

Answer:

A client contacted us because an insurance company requested a recorded statement from him, and he was clearly concerned so he contacted us. Should you give a recorded statement? Well, what a lot of people don’t know is that you’re contractually obligated to give a recorded statement to your own insurance company. You do not, on other hand, have to give a recorded statement to the insurance company for the other person.

What’s important is that you retain an attorney that can assist you with that process and make sure that the questions that are asked are appropriate questions for the case. You don’t want to answer questions related to things that aren’t material to the case. You don’t want them going on a fishing expedition, so it’s important that you have an attorney that’s going to sit there, that’s going to be with you on the line while they’re asking you questions, to protect your rights and make sure that the statement is focused on what needs to be asked.

Yes, you have to give a recorded statement. The things is, when you initially call the insurance company, it’s usually on a recorded line and they’re going to try to get you to give statements and make admissions immediately upon calling the insurance company, so it’s always best, like we tell all our clients, if you’re ever involved in a motor vehicle accident, please call us first. We will be able to assist you in every stage of the case. For answers to these or other questions, feel free to give us a call. We’ll be happy to help you.