If I was injured in an accident at a place of business, are they obligated to tell me information on their insurance carrier?
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If I was injured in an accident at a place of business, are they obligated to tell me information on their insurance carrier?
Asked on November 9, 2011 under Personal Injury, Texas
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The business does not have to provide the insurance information even though it is in their interest to provide it. If they don't provide the insurance information, your recourse is to proceed with the lawsuit. Your lawsuit would be for negligence.
You will need to file your lawsuit for negligence against the business prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.
If the business is refusing to provide insurance information, it is possible that they might not have insurance. If they don't have insurance, this could be a problem if you incur substantial medical bills. If insurance is verified or if you decide to proceed with medical treatment without verifiying the business has insurance, when you complete your medical treatment and are released by the doctor or are declared by the doctor to be permanent and stationary which means you have reached a point where no further improvement is anticipated, obtain your medical bills, medical reports and documentation of any wage loss. Your personal injury claim will consist of these items. Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement. Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement. The medical reports will document the nature and extent of your injury and will be used to determine compensation for pain and suffering. Compensation for pain and suffering is an amount in addition to the medical bills. The damages (amount of compensation you are seeking in your lawsuit) should include compensation for the medical bills, compensation for pain and suffering and compensation for wage loss.
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