There are times when a public adjuster is necessary for a claimant, but 48 hours after an occurence is NOT one of those times. 48 hours is when their agent is the important advocate for their rights.
Maybe some of them will now show up while the house is burning down…start monitoring their police and fire frequencies….stand outside of Home Depot with flyers…following Servpro trucks around town…pay referrals to firefighters…
Speaking from experience, at the time of a fire when your home and belongings are being ruined and your life is about to be upside down the last thing you want is some annoying public adjuster in your face! The only person i want to speak with is my Agent and my insurance company! This should be illegal sollicitation!
God Bless America and common sense jurisprudence. If Insurance Companies treated their policyholders fairly and honored their contractual obligations under the policy, why would they fear PA’s? If it wasn’t for Insurance Companies mistreating policyholders, I’d be out of business. Effective immediately, Insurance Companies keep doing what you have been doing!!! Business is booming!
How can it be helpful to get a PA right away. Don’t they get paid a portion of the payment? Wouldn’t the claimant be prudent by trying to get a fair settlement first and then if they don’t feel it is fair, get a PA and only pay on the increased payout?
Of course all PA’s will agree with this decision. Who’s preying on the public?
Filing a claim by yourself and then only hiring a public adjuster if you’re unhappy, is very bad advice. It’s tantamount to going to court without an attorney and then , if you don’t like the result, hiring an attorney for the appeal. The first 48 hours after a fire is the time you most need a public adjuster. This is the time when the carrier takes advantage of an insured by inducing him into making concessions against his best interest. Keep in mind, it was the cheapskate insurance companies who wanted the 48 hour ban, not the homeowners. What does that tell you?
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nuff said!
There are times when a public adjuster is necessary for a claimant, but 48 hours after an occurence is NOT one of those times. 48 hours is when their agent is the important advocate for their rights.
It’s official.
Maybe some of them will now show up while the house is burning down…start monitoring their police and fire frequencies….stand outside of Home Depot with flyers…following Servpro trucks around town…pay referrals to firefighters…
The possibilities are endless.
Speaking from experience, at the time of a fire when your home and belongings are being ruined and your life is about to be upside down the last thing you want is some annoying public adjuster in your face! The only person i want to speak with is my Agent and my insurance company! This should be illegal sollicitation!
God Bless America and common sense jurisprudence. If Insurance Companies treated their policyholders fairly and honored their contractual obligations under the policy, why would they fear PA’s? If it wasn’t for Insurance Companies mistreating policyholders, I’d be out of business. Effective immediately, Insurance Companies keep doing what you have been doing!!! Business is booming!
How can it be helpful to get a PA right away. Don’t they get paid a portion of the payment? Wouldn’t the claimant be prudent by trying to get a fair settlement first and then if they don’t feel it is fair, get a PA and only pay on the increased payout?
Of course all PA’s will agree with this decision. Who’s preying on the public?
Filing a claim by yourself and then only hiring a public adjuster if you’re unhappy, is very bad advice. It’s tantamount to going to court without an attorney and then , if you don’t like the result, hiring an attorney for the appeal. The first 48 hours after a fire is the time you most need a public adjuster. This is the time when the carrier takes advantage of an insured by inducing him into making concessions against his best interest. Keep in mind, it was the cheapskate insurance companies who wanted the 48 hour ban, not the homeowners. What does that tell you?
Alex Stink, that’s how a PA maximizes his/her income, getting in on the ground floor.