When you experience a traffic accident, work related accident or medical error, you not only have to process a traumatic event, but you also enter a complex and far-reaching claims settlement process. That process can also be quite difficult. That can even be so debilitating for you that we can speak of ‘secondary victimization’. This means that you first became the victim of an accident and then again because of the attitude of the liable insurer.
Secondary victimization in personal injury cases
Insurers can cause secondary victimization by adopting a rigid and passive attitude. This makes you feel unheard. In addition, this working method of the insurer means that the claim settlement takes longer than necessary, which can have a negative impact on your recovery.
Consequences of secondary victimization
Secondary victimization can have a huge negative impact on you and your loved ones. It leads to extra suffering, frustration and uncertainty. In addition, it can lead to a worsening of your complaints. It can even cause you to lose confidence or fall into depression.
Unfortunately, cases of secondary victimization are quite common. A number of insurers are even known to have little regard for the interests of victims.
Extra compensation
Naturally, secondary victimization is something that we want to prevent as much as possible in the claims settlement process. We wish you to be able to look ahead again as soon as possible, regain your strength and rebuild your life despite any permanent limitations.
We work hard on your behalf to develop a dynamic and solution-oriented claims settlement. If an insurer does not cooperate sufficiently, we will claim a higher amount of compensation on your behalf for the extra suffering caused by the other party’s attitude.
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