What is the name of your state? Iowa
My inlaws were recently involved in an accident in which their truck was rearended. A police report was filed and I believe all the proper steps of reporting the accident were taken. My mother in law suffered slight neck injuries and started visits with a chiropractor and later settled with a $500 check to cover the rest of her visits.The other driver offered to fix the truck out of his own pocket but my inlaws decided to get estimates. One of the shops had an estimate of $3700 and when the at-fault driver's adjuster went to the same shop for an estimate it was nearly 2k less, how can that be? They were told shops often give better deals to adjusters, is this true? Also, their insurance company is offering to give a partial payment check for the damages and later pay the rest if they have to. My feeling is that they should only accept full payment? Any help is greatly appreciated.
My inlaws were recently involved in an accident in which their truck was rearended. A police report was filed and I believe all the proper steps of reporting the accident were taken. My mother in law suffered slight neck injuries and started visits with a chiropractor and later settled with a $500 check to cover the rest of her visits.The other driver offered to fix the truck out of his own pocket but my inlaws decided to get estimates. One of the shops had an estimate of $3700 and when the at-fault driver's adjuster went to the same shop for an estimate it was nearly 2k less, how can that be? They were told shops often give better deals to adjusters, is this true? Also, their insurance company is offering to give a partial payment check for the damages and later pay the rest if they have to. My feeling is that they should only accept full payment? Any help is greatly appreciated.