Nationwide stolen car claim denied

by Trev
(nyc)

My car was parked by my girlfriends house on 12.9.10 and I woke up 12.10.10 and my vehicle was not there. I called the police and was told to contact towing companies in the neighhood to see if the towed my car and that i cannot file a stolen car report without a copy of the registration. This was a Saturday morning.

The following business day I got a copy of the registration from dmv and reported the vehicle stolen. I then called the insurance company and reported the vehicle stolen. On 12.19.10 my vehicle was recovered from a tow yard that said they picked up the vehicle crashed and abondoned since 12.11.10.
I gave the insurance company all the information about the vehicle. i purchased the vehicle from Craigslist with a shot motor in 2007 and i only received one key which I told the insurance company and i submitted to them. The insurance company wanted access to all my finances and phone records which i gave them.

They Interviewed me 4 times and told me that they were going to complete a forensic test on the key and ignition which I was then told by the investigator that he believes that i was not in that car that night and that another key was used to start the car, not the key i submitted.
Nationwide denied my claim stating that the vehicle come with 2 transponder keys and one valet key which they key I submitted was not the last key used to start the vehicle and that the key used was none of the trasponder key.

How do I prove I have no other key when I'm constantly stating on record that i only had one key since owning the car. Yet they say another key was used....of course another key was used, that's how it got stolen.

My attorney sent a letter to the state to pick up the case.. any advice? I bought the car and did not have any loans or debt from the vehicle. I fully owned the vehicle and it was insured and fully covered. The vehicle was a 2006 civic ex coupe manual transmission with 40.000 miles. Another thing is that i had to pick my vehicle up from the insurance lot and my vehicle is missing the ignition. Why are they holding onto my property?

Please advise.

Answer:

Hello Trev,

Well, you have a lawyer where you live. That person knows the local laws. They need to help you with this or you need another lawyer.

You can look at a coverage investigation and then maybe a suit for bad faith. Again, your lawyer is the best person to aid on this.

Good Luck,
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