Can I modify a insurance release form?
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Can I modify a insurance release form?
A dollar amount has been agreed to regarding my claim with an insurance co. but the release form has language that threatens me with a future lawsuit. They have not made efforts to strike that language from the form. Can I take the initiative to black out aspects of their release form before I offer my signature? Thanks for you help.
Asked on March 25, 2019 under Insurance Law, Washington
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If you change their release, you are rejecting their offer to settle your claim for the given amount of money and the existing release form; instead, you will be making a counteroffer to them--to settle on the basis of the given amount and the modified form. They may or may not accept that: they would have the right to decline to accept your counter and not pay you the money. You are only guaranteed the money if you accept as is. You have to decide if taking the chance of them essentially withdrawing the offer is worth it.
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