subject: Accidents Abroad And The Importance Of Travel Insurance [print this page] Summer holidays are an important part of the year for you and your family. They offer a time for the parents to take some much needed rest from work and an opportunity for the whole family to bond and reconnect. Hopefully the summer holidays passed without any accidents and serious incidents and instead provided many a happy memory. However accidents do happen, and it's best to prepare for such an unfortunate occasion by insuring you and your family against holiday mishaps.
There are certain things that must be done if you were involved in an accident and have to make a claim. Don't procrastinate, seek legal advice immediately. The time restrictions on making a claim varies around the world from office to office, depending where the accident occurred but in some locations it can be as short as ninety days so it's always best not to delay. Get your expert legal advice as soon as you can.
You need to keep all documents related to the holiday during which the accident happened. These include anything and everything to do with its booking, the resort, transportation etc. These documents will all be used as evidence in your claim despite how insignificant or unrelated you think they might be to the accident itself so make sure you keep them safe and filed away ready to hand over to your lawyer.
Any further documentation of the accident scene is highly recommended, especially photographic evidence. Take pictures of the location or locations relating to the claim. If you have already returned home then flick through the photos on your digital camera before you delete them, you never know, it may transpire that you've taken a photograph of the accident location without being aware of it. This sort of material can really help your case.
Maintain the details of all the witnesses that may have been involved, even indirectly. While many people you become best friends forever with, youll probably never see again, these fellow holiday makers may be the lynchpins of a successful claim. Store names, numbers and any other contact details will be valuable to the lawyers behind your case so they're worth noting down.
Probably the most vital point is to make sure the accident is fully reported to all the right authorities. Forgetting to report the incident will undermine and severely jeopardize the likelihood of a successful claim. If you unfortunately forgot to report the accident while you were present in the report then you should contact the company you travelled with and who owns the resort and inform them of the situation immediately.
Hopefully none of these points are necessary and you enjoyed a peaceful and relaxing holiday. If you did experience an accident thought, follow these key tips and it will greatly help your chances of a winning claim.
by: zac colbert
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