“Mark and his staff are top-notch and I would give them 5 stars. I had hoped I would never have to hire an attorney due to an auto accident, but I am so glad I found Mark. " J.W. - North Richland Hills, TX
"We are completely satisfied with the way Mark and his team negotiated our case, and would recommend them to anyone in the area.” D.Z. - Fort Worth, TX
"I would definitely recommend the Anderson Law Firm to anyone who is looking for a great lawyer." B.M. - Fort Worth, TX
"Mark fought hard to not only be sure that all my bills were covered but he even lowered his fees and put some extra money in my pocket. Don't look anywhere else if you've been in an accident and need help." A.B. - Fort Worth, TX
"Mark Anderson and his staff were helpful from the second I spoke with them on the phone. They worked very hard for my daughter, communicated clearly and frequently via phone and email, and assisted us with many aspects of my daughter's situation which were even outside of their area of responsibility." L.K. - St Louis, MO
"Mark and Dan were extremely kind and helpful and I would recommend them to anyone in need. He worked hard to help me!" E.K. - Fort Worth, TX
"I just want to let everyone know that Mark Anderson and his crew know the right things to do. They put up a great fight for me and in the end, everyone got paid and through it all I had a great time with them." L.H. - Arlington, TX
"If I ever hear of anyone looking for a personal injury attorney in the DFW area, I would not hesitate to send them to Mark." C. B. - Indiana
"110% satisfied with Mark." L.C. - Fort Worth, TX
"Thanks to Mr. Anderson and his staff for a job well done. My wife and I were delighted with our settlement." E.C. - Fort Worth, TX

How do I start a claim with the other driver's insurance company?

A: After an auto accident, you return home from the scene or the hospital and ask yourself "What do I do now?" You have a couple of options. You can call an injury attorney to help you or you can try and figure out how to get started on the claim yourself.

Assuming you chose to get moving yourself, you must first contact the at-fault party's insurance company and report the claim. You first must have the name of the responsible driver and the name of his or her insurance company. Hopefully, you also have the policy number, which makes things go much easier. All of this information is usually obtained at the accident scene, assuming all the parties are not in need of medical transport to a hospital. If you don't get the basic information at the scene (also, some people refuse to give it or they give the wrong information), then the best place to obtain it is from the police report if one was done by the local police. Police reports can usually be obtained a few days after the accident, and sometimes you can call and get the information from the police department even if the report is not final (see Obtaining a Police Report).

But what if a report was not done and for whatever reason you didn't get the other driver's insurance information? Then you must locate the other driver and request the information. At the Anderson Law Firm, we have an in-house investigator who routinely pursues and locates insurance information.

Most numbers for the insurance companies are easy to find on the internet, but we have compiled a listing of Insurance Company Phone Numbers. When you call the claim in, be ready for a long call as lots of questions are asked. At our law office, we make these calls ourselves and take this burden off of the client.

During this initial call, you should receive a claim number and establish an expectation of when you should hear back from an adjuster. You must stay on top of this and continue to call if you don't hear back in the time frame quoted.

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