Third Party Insurance Property Damage Demand

USAA Insurance
April 22, 2012
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SIMON & Faenza
Christopher Simon Attorney at Law
Victor J. Faenza
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
3535 Piedmont Road
Building 14, Suite 410
Atlanta, GA  30305

April 22, 2012
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

George Wiseman
USAA Insurance Company
9500 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio, TX 78288

RE:
Our Client: Diego Doe
Your Insured: Margaret Doe
Date/Loss: 12/16/2009
Reference #:

Dear Mr. Wiseman:

This firm and the undersigned represents Diego Doe with regard to his property damage claims for the above-referenced incident. We have pulled NADA retail values and I am attaching the retail purchase price, adjusted downwards for his vehicle’s condition.

As you are no doubt aware, you have a statutory duty to:  1) adjust third party property damage claims fairly and promptly; 2) to make a reasonable effort to investigate and evaluate a claim for property loss; 3) to make a good faith effort to settle with the claimant when liability of the insured to the claimant is reasonably clear. O.C.G.A. §33-4-7(a).

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §33-4-7, my client hereby demands $2,900.00 to settle the property damage claim. If you do not accept the demand within 60 days, we will file suit seeking the property damage. If the jury finds that the value of his car was totaled due to your insured’s negligence and meets or exceeds the $2,900.00, my client will be entitled to a statutory penalty of $5,000.00 in addition to his reasonable attorney’s fees. An ordinary reasonable juror is going to understand that when you total out a person’s vehicle, you owe the cost to replace that vehicle at a dealership and the demand does not even include the sales tax and tag fees.

My client looks forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely