Should you give a recorded statement to your own insurer and to the other driver’s insurer after a crash? Chris Kreeger explains that California law does not require a recorded statement to anyone. He generally suggests cooperating with your own insurance company but declining the other driver’s insurer unless your attorney is on the call.
Chris Kreeger on Giving Recorded Statements to Insurance Companies
Although you’re not required to give a recorded statement to anyone under California law, I usually recommend to my clients that they give a recorded statement to their own insurance company. Because their own insurance company will be likely to protect them, unlike the other driver’s insurance. So in any situation where the other driver’s insurance is asking you for a recorded statement, I would say, “No thank you.” Or, “Not until I have my attorney on the line with me.”