Generally, insurance companies will offer more money to a case where there is more damage to the cars, all things equal. There is a reason for this. In an injury case, the plaintiff must prove fault, damage AND causation. When there is more damage to the vehicle, the jury is more likely to believe that the injuries are related to the crash. Thus, those cases will often be offered more money than the same injuries on a smaller accident, where there is little or no damage to the cars. So the answer is yes in terms of settlement, generally, the damage to the vehicles is likely to affect the settlement value of a car accident in Florida.
