Why You Should Hire a Professional to Help With Your Insurance Claim

Simon Levy Associates • 8 July 2021
Discussing an insurance claim with solicitor

Legal disputes are notoriously tiring and expensive. Sometimes they become very heated, result in financial ruin, severely impact mental health, or result in the loss of one’s reputation. This is why an impartial mediator is a solid option for those who wish to save their time, energy, money, and reputation.

Here are the ways an impartial mediator can help with your insurance claim:

It Saves You Money

It’s no surprise to anyone that legal cases are expensive processes to begin with. In an extreme circumstance, you could find yourself in a position where both your own legal team and the insurer are deliberately dragging out the legal process to earn more money. Not to mention the fact that legal processes come with other complications, be it time off work or travel costs. Hiring an impartial mediator will ensure that the case is closed in an efficient manner and that the quality of work being produced matches the time it’s taking.

It Saves Your Mental Health

When insurance companies, or your legal team, attempt to draw out the process, or where the dispute gets heated, the true victim of the situation is your own mental health and wellbeing. The mental health crisis many people face after being put through a long, arduous legal case, added to potential financial ruin following its expenses, creates a boiling pot of negativity and a lack of wellbeing.

The best way to avoid this and to ensure that you can retain your wellbeing, both throughout and after the process, is to hire an impartial mediator who can ensure that proceedings run smoothly and fairly on both sides of the case. This means you can spend more time living your life and less time worrying ceaselessly about the legal case.

It Saves Losing Reputation

So far, the emphasis has been on the individual or company claiming against the insurance company or landlord, but landlords and construction companies can equally benefit from hiring a professional to mediate a claim made against them. As disputes become heated, or where companies don’t get the outcome they hoped, their reputation is on the line and this can have an impact on all of its employees.

Rather than losing your reputation by failing to win the case or finding that it gets very heated, hiring an imperial mediator demonstrates that all decisions have been made fairly for both parties involved; a decision which could potentially save your business.

Simon Levy Associates

Simon Levy Associates offer help with insurance claims , from understanding the appropriate scope and depth of your claim, to liaising with the insurance company, to certifying the execution of its result. If you have any questions about insurance claims or would like to know about the other services provided by Simon Levy then don’t hesitate to get in touch on 020 8207 6100!

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