When you file a claim, your insurer can try to recover costs from the person responsible for your injury or property damage. This is known as subrogation. For example: Your insurance company pays your doctor for your treatment following an auto accident that someone else caused.
Subrogation allows your insurer to recoup costs (medical payments, repairs, etc.), including your deductible, from the at-fault driver's insurance company, if the accident wasn't your fault. A successful subrogation means a refund for you and your insurer.
Ohio's Made Whole Doctrine: In Ohio, the "Made Whole Doctrine" may affect subrogation rights. This doctrine states that an insurance company cannot subrogate or seek reimbursement until the insured individual has been fully compensated for their injuries and damages.
If you have insurance and someone files a subrogation claim against you, the best step you can take is to notify your insurer immediately. Most insurance contracts require you to let them know about accidents in a timely manner, regardless of who's at fault.
BWC has physical offices around the state. If you have questions, we invite you to reach out to our Customer Contact Center by calling 1-800-644-6292.
A statutory subrogee may assert its subrogation rights through correspondence with the claimant and the third party or their legal representatives. A statutory subrogee may institute and pursue legal proceedings against a third party either by itself or in conjunction with a claimant.
As mentioned above, the Ohio matching law requires insurance companies to match damaged property areas with materials of the same type and quality as the original construction. This ensures that policyholders receive fair compensation.
Those states are: Arizona. Connecticut. Kansas. Missouri. New Jersey. New York. North Carolina. Virginia.
Ways to Fight a Subrogation Claim for Property Damage Showing you are not at fault for the damage. Challenging the amount of the claim. Subrogation waiver. Technical violations of subrogation claims. Negotiate the claim.