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my car was stolen and honestly i can confirm in all honesty that i was not party to theft of my car and neither do i have any knowledge of those who stole my car. I have truthfully filled the insurance claim forms, submitted police report letter, posted car keys. I have authorised dvla to give any information required by my insurance company. They have also been able to telephone the police for any additional information. Out of the blue now they want to subject me to a telephone interview. My only concern is that at 68 my memory is far from perfect and suspect that they intend to confuse me by may be firing one question after the other with view to negate my claim for and old car worth about 1600 pounds. I also feel nervious. Must i face this interview or can ask them to email what ever they want to find out. This is my first theft claim out of 35 years insurance contribution. please please help.

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Hello,

You need not an attorney at this time. You seal your fate for years with no guaranty of a successful resolution. If the time comes we think you need an attorney, we may even refer one to you.

If you have to go through the interrogation, you might as well have fun!!!!


We do!

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There is information up there that has never been put out before and much more will be available. It should answer some of your questions and make you realize we know the insurance investigation end by the quite well.
We know the inferior experts they use that will say anything for the insurance buck. Yes, their "independent" experts have been commonly been shown to be incompetent in court, but they are bought and paid for by the insurance industry.
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No, you can't do an interview by email. Also, you have to fully cooperate or they will deny for non-cooperation. This time in your life can be challenging or you can turn it all into fun in which we all intimidate the investigators by throwing them off their game. We take their playbook and turn it on end.
We are not anti insurance. We are just leveling the playing field for the insured and keeping everyone honest.
In the event we are lie to or we see indications of fraud, we will be more than glad to assist with the prosecution of the insured. They have a very big problem with insurance fraud and there is no way I will have my name associated with a scheme to defraud the insurance company.

Have one investigation consulting right now that they have shot themselves in the foot. They don't know how to handle our involvement. SIU figured he would turn over to attorney, attorney doesn't want it. This investigation is like a hot potato. Have more like it!!
We are not lawyers nor do we give legal advice, but this is their investigation stage. No lawyer that knows nothing about this involved at this time.
They don't want it, but we are the "independent" forensic examiner on the car/ignition to offer a second opinion. They don't want that-tough!
We are their worst nightmare come true. 20 years insurance SIU experience, auto theft, hundreds of hours of sworn testimony, thousands of insurance examinations, have been involved in the repair of more than 10,000 theft recoveries and the list goes on and on. We even the playground for the insured! We know the process better than most SIUs!

Look forward to hearing from you and everyone else in this situation.  

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Rob Painter, Ase, CFEI, CAFATE

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Please remember. I am not an attorney and cannot legal advice. My answers are based on my experience due to litigation I have been involved in as an expert, for both insurance companies and while oposing them opposing them. I deal with only comprehensive claims on autos related to fire and theft. I have even had the opportunity to rewrite policy coverage language as it relates to vehicle theft and forced entry for insurance defense attorneys.

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Experience in the area: Working with insurance companies and attorneys on these issues for over 20 years. It is very common to have a reported stolen car with a so-called factory anti-theft system to have the theft claim denied. I have served successfully as an expert witness in the courts across the US representing the insured and their attorney revealing that the insurance expert did not take all known theories into consideration before rendering their "Forensic" conclusion. Many insurance carriers us independent "Forensic" experts to examine reported stolen vehicles commonly using flawed methodology implicating the innocent insured with the theft. My job is to determine if the insurance expert reached his conclusions based on accepted scientific principals or just net opinion with no basis other than opinion. My case record against such experts is very compelling.My resume can be seen at the catagory "Auto Theft and Prevention." In "Forensics" the scientific method must be employed. In the forensic locksmith field determining how a reported stolen vehicle was last operated, many processes cannot be duplicated and are conveniently not addressed. If they were, juries would have the opportunity to make a fair and impartial opinion at least about what the expert could or could not prove. There is a purported process determining the last key used. The chances of determining such is very rare uless the key is found in the ignition lock. Experts commonly destroy evidence as well and are rarely questioned on this event. I reveal the weakness in their testimony on such instances.

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