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Be Wary of Public adjusters. Please Work With Your Own INSURANCE CO.

By John DL Arendsen

Real Estate Broker/Owner with CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments 521400, 1501015, 01795582

August 25, 2014 09:50 PM

Be Wary of Public adjusters. PLEASE

Work With Your Own

INSURANCE COMPANY

Public Adjusters

are

Ambulance

Chasers

PLAIN AND

SIMPLE.

They eaves drop on the same frequencies that Emergency Services i.e. Fire & Police Departments, Paramedics, Ambulances etc. do.

They arrive at the scene Pen and Contract in hand ready to negotiate your claim for a fat percentage of your settlement.

They pray and play on your moment of weakness, desperation and naivety knowing full well that this is a traumatic and emotional and possibly a first time experience for you. They take advantage of this opportunity to make you sign away a big chunk of your settlement.

The reality is that it's perfectly legal and once you've signed on the dotted line you can kiss a big chunk of your settlement goodbye.

The truth of the matter is that the safest person to work with it the representative from your own insurance company.

That's not to say that all Insurance Companies are fair or even honest. It is the Insurance Adjuster's responsibility to protect the interests of their company as much as they can so they're not always looking out for your best interest.

For this reason you need to work with an experienced, licensed, bonded and insured contractor that is XACTIMATE CERTIFIED as most insurance adjusters use this estimate software program or an approved equal to estimate claims.

It is critically important that you work with an experienced, licensed, bonded and insured contractor who knows how to negotiate claims with your Insurance Company. It's your right to have someone on your side who's looking out for your interest.

Most importantly take the time to photograph and list every single item clear down to rubberbands and paper clips that was damaged or destroyed. If you don't they won't and you will be leaving a lot of money on the table.