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