| Every year, hundreds of thousands of people have | | | | means that they only have the Insurance Company's |
| to file a property damage claim with their insurance | | | | interests in mind. A Claim Adjuster works strictly for |
| company and every year, more and more | | | | the policy owner and has only their best interests in |
| homeowners and business owners are turning to | | | | mind. The difference in property loss funds that are |
| Property Insurance Claim Adjusters to handle this for | | | | given to a policy holder can differ greatly depending |
| them. The reason behind this is that policyholders are | | | | on the route you take when filing for a property |
| now learning that insurance companies have a | | | | damage claim. |
| tendency to underpay them on a property loss claim. | | | | More people are now turning straight to a Claims |
| Insurance Claim Adjusters are called by different | | | | Adjuster when they have damage, but that is not |
| names in different parts of the country. In Florida | | | | the only time that they may be necessary. In most |
| they are called "Public Insurance Adjusters". In other | | | | States, a policyholder has up to five years to reopen |
| parts of the country, they are labeled as | | | | an insurance claim. In this instance, a Claims Adjuster |
| "Independent Claim Adjusters". They all do the exact | | | | will reevaluate the damage from a past claim and |
| same job, which is to represent the policy holder in | | | | decide whether or not enough funds were given by |
| getting every penny that they deserve from the | | | | the insurance company. A large sum of policy holders |
| insurance company. Whether is it s catastrophe claim, | | | | are finding out that, in fact, they were not paid |
| a theft claim, a flood, or many other types of | | | | properly for past damage and it is in their best |
| property damage, a Claim Adjuster works strictly for | | | | interest, financially, to reopen the claim to try and |
| the policy holder. | | | | recover those additional funds. |
| The difference between a Claims Adjuster and an | | | | Whatever you decide, it is a good idea to seek the |
| Adjuster that works for the insurance company is | | | | second opinion of a Claims Adjuster on your past or |
| very precise. An insurance company Adjuster works | | | | present insurance claims. |
| for, and is paid by, the insurance company. This | | | | |