Should I Accept the Insurance Company’s First Settlement Offer?

I had a client call me on the telephone last week and ask me if they should accept the insurance company’s first offer. I told the client that I’d been practicing law in Georgia for 35 years and I’ve never seen an insurance company give a first offer and not increase that offer from the first offer. I told the client not to accept it. After hearing about the facts of the case from the client, I was certain that we could help her get a better recovery than she could on her own. The client came in and we helped her with her claim.

Were you or a loved one seriously injured due to someone else’s negligence and have questions about accepting the insurance company’s first settlement offer?