{"id":415,"date":"2014-09-04T14:12:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T22:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/?p=415"},"modified":"2014-09-04T14:12:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T22:12:08","slug":"workers-comp-insurance-co-wants-to-settle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/04\/workers-comp-insurance-co-wants-to-settle\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers Comp Insurance Co Wants to Settle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gavel-books.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-368\" alt=\"gavel-books\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gavel-books.jpg?resize=350%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beware. \u00a0Be very aware if the insurance company is calling you in to talk about a settlement. \u00a0Remember firstly, the insurance company is about making profits. \u00a0It isn't interested in helping you. \u00a0And the adjuster just wants the file off his or her desk. \u00a0He or she doesn't care about what your needs are.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, you should be particularly worried if the insurance company controverted you and then wants to settle the claim. They're trying to get you into the office before you have time to talk to an attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, Workers Compensation settlements are practically impossible to undo. \u00a0You will have to live with the results for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n<p>So before you sign a settlement, talk to a Workers Compensation attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Keenan Powell has practiced Workers Compensation law in the State of Alaska for more than 30 years and has dedicated her practice to Workers Compensation representing injured Alaskans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All consultations are<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you want to set up a meeting, use the contact form on\u00a0<a title=\"www.keenanpowell.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\">www.keenanpowell.com<\/a>\u00a0or call:\u00a0 907 258 7663.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Beware. \u00a0Be very aware if the insurance company is calling you in to talk about a settlement. \u00a0Remember firstly, the insurance company is about making profits. \u00a0It isn't interested in helping you. \u00a0And the adjuster just wants the file off his or her desk. \u00a0He or she doesn't care about what your needs are. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/04\/workers-comp-insurance-co-wants-to-settle\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Workers Comp Insurance Co Wants to Settle?\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-415","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-workers-compensation","7":"h-entry","8":"hentry","9":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Workers Comp Insurance Co Wants to Settle? 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