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