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What’s Wrong With This Insurance Estimate? – 03

What’s Wrong With This Insurance Estimate?

In this video we look at a State Farm adjuster estimate, written before contractor involvement for $13,090.62.

Our client was hired as the contractor. We submitted an Xactimate estimate to State Farm for $22,378.66, which we review in the video.

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What’s Wrong With This Insurance Estimate? – 02

What’s wrong with this insurance estimate? – Episode 02

In this video we look at a USAA adjuster estimate, written before contractor involvement for $10,795.14.

Our client was hired as the contractor. We submitted an Xactimate estimate to USAA for $22,760.27, which we review in the video.

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What’s Wrong With This Insurance Estimate? – 01

What’s wrong with the insurance Xactimate estimate for this roofing/exterior job? And how to get Overhead & Profit (O&P) paid on your jobs.

Have you ever seen an insurance estimate written by an adjuster that was great? Are you sure it was great?

This video addresses some commonly missed items that can make a great looking estimate seem horrible.

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The Issue of Recoverable Depreciation

Xactimate Estimates

It always amazes us how many homeowners and business property owners who don’t really have a clue what recoverable depreciation really means, when dealing with their property damage insurance claims.

And even stranger than that – from our unique perspective and vantage point –

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