Appraisal Library

It a Twister! The Appraisal Process and the insurer’s Dilemma by John C. Trimble and Meghan Ruesch was written to give advice to insurance companies on how to handle appraisal. Many Florida…

An insurance adjuster is the person who checks out your property to determine how much damage has been sustained, and how much it will cost to fix it. Remember that insurance adjusters…

Typically speaking an “Appraisal” is meant to allow an independent panel of property damage insurance claim experts to decide on the amount of covered damages owed by an Insurance Company to a…

One of the most important and balanced provisions found in the Standard Fire Insurance Policy and most other property insurance policies today is the Appraisal Clause. In fact, in most jurisdictions, it…

Any competent Insurance Appraiser should always demand a truly disinterested, impartial and neutral individual to serve in the capacity of Umpire. This is especially important when you consider that the Umpire holds…

The first rule of appraisal is that there are no rules, or at least it seems that way. Florida Insurance Policies usually allow each party to name its own appraiser and often…

Appraisal can speed up your insurance claim when it has been stalled due to an impasse with your insurance company. However, certain conditions must first be met between the policy holder and…

One of the main advantages of Insurance Appraisal is the low costs when compared to other means of resolving the dispute. For a typical an average residential loss, a policyholder should expect…

When the insured is provided an offer of settlement that they feel does not represent the actual costs of damages, and they are having no luck in negotiating a fairer offer with the…

If you recently filed an insurance claim and do not feel that you are receiving the proper repairs or fair offer from your insurance company in South Florida, there is an option…