Dealing with Workers’ Compensation Insurance Companies

Based on other entries on this website, you might gain the impression insurance companies are thoroughly evil. This is not the case. Georgia’s workers’ compensation system depends largely on the existence of insurance companies. The reality though is that insurance companies are designed to do what is best for insurance companies. In most cases, what is best for a workers’ compensation insurance company is not what is best for the injured worker.

Generally your contact person at an insurance company is an adjuster whose job is to spend as little money on your case as possible. Although this approach may be good in helping you avoid unnecessary medical procedures, it is terrible in terms of making sure you obtain the income benefits to which you are entitled or the medical procedures that you do need.

Once you hire us, Lee Biola instructs the adjuster to stop contacting you and handles all communications with the adjuster for you. If the adjuster cannot be persuaded to follow the law, Lee files a request for hearing and takes your case before an administrative law judge.