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Peetie Wheatstraw wrote:

Finally got their field-claims guy over here. Estimated damage at
$626, cut a check for 376.

You'd think their field guys would estimate at-or-below the dealer's
body shop ($520 in this instance): not necessarily the case,
'specially with nickel/dimers.

There's a lot of "don't file a claim"-type paranoia out there. Some
of it is justified, and some is not.

Cheers,
Peetie


It's worthwhile to ask your insurance company about their rate increase
guidelines. Often a single claim won't trigger an increase, but a second
one will. So next year if you have a $3500 claim, the $376 you just got
could get eaten up in a hurry. That's one reason many people choose to
pay for smaller repairs out of pocket.