{"id":2809,"date":"2020-11-16T13:58:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T13:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/?page_id=2809"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:48:28","slug":"should-i-contact-my-own-insurance-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/should-i-contact-my-own-insurance-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I contact my own insurance company?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YES. You should contact your own insurance company to notify them of your involvement in an accident. You may also have benefits under your auto policy, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/marietta\/car-accident-lawyer\/medical-payments-coverage\/\">medical payments coverage<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/marietta\/car-accident-lawyer\/uninsured-motorist\/\">uninsured motorist<\/a>\u00a0coverage, that are applicable to your claim. It is important to notify your insurance company of the potential claim because nearly every policy contains a \u201cnotice requirement\u201d in which your claim may be denied if the insurer is not notified promptly of the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our clients would rather not have to speak with either insurance company. For that reason, our office routinely sets up claims for our clients. If you have been injured, please contact an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/contact-us\/\">experienced personal injury attorney<\/a>\u00a0as soon as possible, and we will be happy to handle the insurance companies from setting up your claim through resolving it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YES. You should contact your own insurance company to notify them of your involvement in an accident. You may also have benefits under your auto policy, including\u00a0medical payments coverage\u00a0and\u00a0uninsured motorist\u00a0coverage, that are applicable to your claim. It is important to notify your insurance company of the potential claim because nearly every policy contains a \u201cnotice &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":801,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"hc_faqs":[457],"class_list":{"0":"post-2809","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"hc_faqs-personal-injury","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should I contact my own insurance company? | Jones &amp; Swanson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Should I contact my own insurance company?: Jones &amp; Swanson, with 45+ years of experience and millions recovered. 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