kersivakil
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?State: Washington
City: Olympia
I made a insurance claim for my mini-van. Insurance (AIG) company assessed and approved the claim. Clearly mentioned within the claim was wording indicating that there was the possibility of more damage (relating to the sliding door mechanism) that could only be assessed with the vehicle in the body shop.
The body shop made the repairs and submitted a supplemental claim, which has been denied. AIG claims that the body shop did not follow protocol and inform the inusrance adjustor / inspection company and went ahead and made the repairs. Hence they are not paying on the pretext that the claim could be construed as fraudulent.
So the body shop says that they did everything by the book, and the insurance company is denying the claim because they think that protocol was not followed. I'm stuck in the middle of this mess.
Now the body-shop is after me, saying that it is my responsibility to repay them for the repairs made to my car. As far as I'm concerned, I've paid my dues ($500, as part of the deductible). At no point during the process was I informaed by the body shop of the fact that this additional repair expense had not yet been approved by the insurance company, nor about the $$ value of the repair in question.
My question is: Am I legally exposed to being sued etc. if I do nothing and let the body shop duke it out with the insurance company ?
City: Olympia
I made a insurance claim for my mini-van. Insurance (AIG) company assessed and approved the claim. Clearly mentioned within the claim was wording indicating that there was the possibility of more damage (relating to the sliding door mechanism) that could only be assessed with the vehicle in the body shop.
The body shop made the repairs and submitted a supplemental claim, which has been denied. AIG claims that the body shop did not follow protocol and inform the inusrance adjustor / inspection company and went ahead and made the repairs. Hence they are not paying on the pretext that the claim could be construed as fraudulent.
So the body shop says that they did everything by the book, and the insurance company is denying the claim because they think that protocol was not followed. I'm stuck in the middle of this mess.
Now the body-shop is after me, saying that it is my responsibility to repay them for the repairs made to my car. As far as I'm concerned, I've paid my dues ($500, as part of the deductible). At no point during the process was I informaed by the body shop of the fact that this additional repair expense had not yet been approved by the insurance company, nor about the $$ value of the repair in question.
My question is: Am I legally exposed to being sued etc. if I do nothing and let the body shop duke it out with the insurance company ?