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Originally Posted by Timpo
Not trying to make this thread off topic, but why don't adjusters want to pay?
Do they get commissions or bonus if they don't pay, or do they get promoted?
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Usually in an accident, one side is more at fault than the other. The reason why the faulted party's rates increase is to in reality pay for repairs, medical, etc. So ICBC can compensate instead of paying it out of their pockets.
When there is a LARGE amount of property damage, more serious injuries, etc, ICBC will do what it can to minimize the amoutn of $$ they will pay.
The less they pay, the more they profit. In layman's terms.
When my car was stolen, they tried REALLY hard to not compensate me for it, or for as little as possible. They accused me of scamming them, of purposely leaving the keys in the ignition, etc etc etc. Then when they tried to settle, they wanted to pay me $1800 for my old car. Cuz CL had one similar model posted on there.
There was.
But the car on CL had no ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION.
When I was rear-ended last year, they tried to tell me I'm physically fine and wanted me to sign everything and close the file on the spot. Despite me having doctor's note that I was in a lot of physical pain and was injured (rear ended by an explorer at approx 50km/h. Into my small 2 door). They balked when I told them to talk to my lawyer ONLY.