Storm Supplies Needed: - A comprehensive list that includes pictures, descriptions and explanation of
the tools you will need to maximize claim handling accuracy and efficiency.
Storm Site Preparation/Expectations: What to expect and how to prepare for the job that waits for you
at the next storm site from induction to departure.
*How to read a Declarations Page
*Understanding Severity Codes
*How to prioritize claim load
Understanding Estimatics Price List - A roadmap for finding what you need from the price guide.
Industry Scoping Standards and Formulas - Includes:
*Mathematical formulas for calculating roof area
*How to use shingle waste factors
*How to identify A/C unit tonnage
*Counting tabs/knowing the difference between Metric and Standard shingles
*Shingle Identification chart
*Wall Framing component chart
*Application of the 24 square foot rule
*Two Industry approved ways to calculate carpet waste
*Creating user friendly diagrams
*When to allow Profit & Overhead
*When to add Access, Demo, and Content Manipulation in settlement
*Estimatics Guidelines for roofing, flooring, cabinets, drywall and paint
*Two most common forms of framing
*Using test squares
*Calculating pitch
*When to include 2-Story & Steep allowance
Roof & Exterior General Claims Settlement - Includes:
*Product Identification
*Policy Interpretation
*In depth guide on Roofing Estimatics as per current industry standards
*How to speak Roofing Contractor language fluently...and then some
*Pictures that differentiate hail damage from age and manufacturing defect
*Fifteen roofing replacement scenarios (over seventy pages) with diagrams,
measurements and answer key. Includes examples of how to provide a
settlement for each scenario on an actual estimate
*The United States Dept. of Commerce study on "Hail Resistance of Roofing
Products" (The most industry recognized research on this topic to date!)
*Appropriate responses to the ten most common questions/assumptions made
by roofers and homeowners.
Interior/General Claim Settlement - Includes:
*In depth guide for estimating interior storm damage.
*Damage scenarios with scope notes, diagrams and measurements, all
transferred to an actual estimate
*Policy Interpretation
*Extending repairs to a natural break
*Surface water denial
Contents Settlement - Includes:
*In depth guide to contents settlement
*Depreciation guide
*Example of contents settlement
Sample Claim - Example of completed hail claim that follows industry protocol in content and form.
Common Claim Settlements and Mistakes - Sound answers to real questions that come up while working storm
claims. Clear examples of the most common mistakes made by most every new adjuster and the solutions on how to avoid them.
100 Question Wind/Hail & Estimatics Practice Exam - The same kind of questions asked on current
wind/hail & estimatics certification exams!
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