If someone caused your injury, you’re typically focused on getting a big settlement.

But here’s the kicker:

What is just as important is the amount that you’ll have to pay back for any first party benefits that you’ve received for accident related injuries.

“First party” means that you are an insured or member of a plan.  You do not need to purchase first party benefits to be considered a plan member or an insured.  You may be an insured if someone else purchased an insurance or health plan in which you are covered.

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This is the most comprehensive guide to pain and suffering settlements online. You’re going to see pain and suffering settlement examples for car accidents (and more).

In this comprehensive guide I’ll cover:

• How to get the best settlement
• How to value pain and suffering
• Advanced pain and suffering calculation tips
• Lots more

So if you want to increase your chances of getting a bigger pain and suffering payout, you’ll love this guide.

Let’s get started.

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If someone caused you to injure your tibia or fibula (lower leg bones), you may want to get compensation.   

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USAA is above average as compared to other insurance companies.  I’m talking about how USAA handles insurance claim payouts. Here, I’ll discuss USAA settlements and verdicts.  We’ll talk about car accident claims, and the average dog bite settlement amount with USAA.

That’s not it.

We’ll talk about other USAA injury claims as well.

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When should I hire an attorney after a car accident? If you are asking this question, you are not alone. Thousands of people ask it every month.

I’m going to tell you when to get a lawyer after a car accident. I will also reveal when you do not need one.

I’ll share with you the benefits of hiring a lawyer for your car accident claim. You will also see what to watch out for when hiring a lawyer. You’ll see what questions to ask the attorney for a car accident case.

The average cost of medical bills is increasing quickly each year. According to the IRC, claimed medical costs (and payments) relating to car accidents is growing faster than inflation.

Just look at this graph:

You don’t want to just hope that insurance company will pay for your bills. Only to find out that they later deny or delay your case. You don’t want bad credit if you can’t pay your medical bills.

Perhaps you are afraid that after paying attorney’s fees you are going to get a smaller payout. Don’t be. You’ll be happy that you hired a lawyer.

A study found that claimants with an attorney received an average total bodily injury payment of 3.5x more than those without a lawyer!

That is big news.

Specifically, the study found that people with attorneys in car accidents got an average of bodily injury payment of $16,658.

Without an attorney, the average bodily injury payment was $4,699.

Take a look:

The $16,658 amount is before deduction of attorney’s fees and costs. However, there is another big benefit to hiring a lawyer that the study does not mention. I will talk about it in detail below.

You’ll also get to hear about 13 reasons to hire a lawyer if you are hurt in an accident caused by someone else.  However, I won’t stop there.

You’re going to see actual examples (using real settlements) of the benefits of hiring a lawyer. 

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71 factors affect can affect personal injury claims, settlements and lawsuits in 2021.

Technically there are more than 71 factors, but who’s counting.

After you’ve handled several hundred personal injury claims, these factors become obvious. They apply in claims for car accidents, slip and falls and much more.

To get maximum value for your accident case, you need to understand every factor. Otherwise, you may leave big money on the table. And that’s just what the insurance companies want you to do.

So today, I wanted to share these factors with you so that you can learn what the insurance companies don’t want you to know.

So here it goes:

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Once you agree to a personal injury settlement with a liability claims adjuster, they will generally send you a form that is titled “Release of claims” or something similar. 

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If someone’s negligence caused your injury, you may wind up getting an MRI.  I’m going to quickly talk about MRIs, and then I’ll talk about how they affect the settlement value of your case.

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If someone caused your injury, how long will it take to settle your personal injury case?

In this article, I’m going to answer that question in detail. I also made a video that answers this question.

You can watch it here:

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