{"id":2080,"date":"2012-08-30T13:10:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T17:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2017-11-09T08:51:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:51:39","slug":"wreckcheck-app-review-what-do-do-after-an-auto-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wreckcheck-app-review-what-do-do-after-an-auto-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"WreckCheck App Review: What do Do After an Auto Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We recently tried WreckCheck, a new free\u00a0app from the <a title=\"NAIC Homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.naic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Association of Insurance Commissioners<\/a>\u00a0(NAIC)\u00a0 that promises help\u00a0reporting an auto accident to your insurance company.\u00a0\u00a0In our opinion, \u00a0it&#8217;s the best\u00a0auto-accident app we&#8217;ve seen yet.<\/p>\n<p>WreckCheck allows you to enter your insurance policy information ahead of time, so you&#8217;ll have it handy in case of accident (Make sure you\u00a0your insurance card is also in the glove box , in case your phone is missing or damaged).<\/p>\n<h4>What to Do After an Auto Accident<\/h4>\n<p>Even the most level-headed person can be flustered after an accident. What\u00a0to do first? What information do I need?\u00a0That&#8217;s where WreckCheck comes in.\u00a0Just open the app and follow the prompts.\u00a0The screens are simple and easy to use.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2083\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WreckCheck1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2083  \" style=\"margin: 10px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"WreckCheck1\" alt=\"WreckCheck's Checklist Screen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WreckCheck1.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The opening screen is simple and easy to use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, WreckCheck has a big red button to call 911. After you&#8217;ve reported the accident, if you&#8217;re safe and well enough, the app really becomes useful.<\/p>\n<p>WreckCheck captures\u00a0the accident&#8217;s location using your phone&#8217;s GPS, and\u00a0prompts you to record the scene using your smartphone camera and microphone. There&#8217;s also a free-form text box to explain what happened. Finally, there&#8217;s a simple form prompting you for\u00a0 information about the other vehicle, driver and passengers, including\u00a0their insurance info. You can even record information about the responding police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re done,\u00a0email the whole report to your <a title=\"Maine Car Insurance from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen | South Portland\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/personal-insurance-landing\/car-insurance\/\">Maine auto insurance agent<\/a> with the push of a button. WreckCheck is available in <a title=\"WreckCheck in Apple ITunes Store\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/wreckcheck\/id543290503?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Apple iOS<\/a>\u00a0and <a title=\"WreckCheck in the Google Play store\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.naic.android.wreckcheck&amp;feature=search_result#?t=W10.\" target=\"_blank\">Google Android<\/a>\u00a0format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We like WreckCheck for several reasons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s thorough.<\/strong> The app prompts you to gather all of the information your insurance company would need to start a claim.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s easy.<\/strong> The user interface is clean, and you can enter information by photo, voice or text.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s flexible<\/strong>. Many insurance companies have their own apps, which is great until you decide to <a title=\"Get 5 Maine Auto Insurance Quotes at Once from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen South Portland\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.consumerratequotes.com\/consumer\/QuoteStart.aspx?id=41202\" target=\"_blank\">shop for auto insurance<\/a> and switch companies. With WreckCheck, you simply update your policy data and your insurance contact information. Even better, if you use a\u00a0<a title=\"Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance | South Portland Maine Trusted Choice Independent Agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\">Maine Trusted Choice agent &#8211; who\u00a0represents several insurance companies<\/a>, all you have to do is change your company and policy number in the app. It can even be used to report <a title=\"Maine Commercial Vehicle Insurance by Noyes Hall &amp; Allen | South Portland\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/business-insurance\/commercial-vehicle-insurance-2\/\">commercial vehicle insurance<\/a> claims.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s FREE!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0If you are looking for a <a title=\"We Speak Tech:  Noyes Hall &amp; Allen | South Portland Maine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/insurance-service-in-the-21st-century\/\">locally-owned tech-savvy Portland Maine area insurance agency<\/a>\u00a0that offers a choice of many preferred insurance companies to protect your home, autos, toys or business, you should <a title=\"Contact Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance | South Portland Maine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/contact-us\/\">contact Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance<\/a>. We&#8217;re independent and committed to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We recently tried WreckCheck, a new free\u00a0app from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners\u00a0(NAIC)\u00a0 that promises help\u00a0reporting an auto accident to your insurance company.\u00a0\u00a0In our opinion, \u00a0it&#8217;s the best\u00a0auto-accident app we&#8217;ve seen yet. WreckCheck allows you to enter your insurance policy information ahead of time, so you&#8217;ll have it handy in case of accident [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,37,19],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-2080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-insurance","category-commercial-vehicle-insurance-business-insurance","category-technology","tag-claims"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4686,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions\/4686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}