I work at a law firm that handles Accident Benefits cases.
Here are some things that you should know:
1. Income replacement is - $400/wk unless you are receiving Short Term/Long Term disability benefits from your employer. When you exhaust your benefits you will be able to apply for Income replacement from State Farm.
2. You, as a person with a broken arm, are entitled to $100,000 in medical rehabilitation treatment for the injury that you've suffered. State Farm will attempt to place you under the Minor Injury Guideline and send you to one of their "preferred" rehabilitation clinics which will discharge you from any duty of care within a few months.
3. If you are to opt out of having a lawyer you will not receive any sort of fair Full and Final settlement as SF will simply fight you all the way.
4. If you choose to retain council, make sure that you do so ASAP. There is no telling what documentation you may have signed so far that may have destroyed your chances at a settlement.
5. Do NOT trust the adjusters. They do NOT act in your best interest.
6. Retain a lawyer specifically in the field of Personal Injury. You wouldn't want a lawyer that isn't experienced with SABS (Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule) to handle your claim.
7. Regardless of whether you were at fault or not you are entitled to benefits aside from the Income Replacement as you are outside the Minor Injury Guideline.
With all the above being said, if you are interested in retaining a lawyer you can contact me by sending me a private message.
RE:
ABadjusterrider_5
You are completely incorrect. The insurance companies were not going broke at all, with the addition of the MIG guideline in Sept 2010 their profits soared and now the Financial Services Commission of Ontario is planning on raising the MIG due to the unfair financial gain of the ICs.