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Public Adjuster – An asset for your citizens
Bob Janusaitis – Harris County ESD#9Dale Terry – Crossroads Insurance Recovery
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This presentation is dedicated to the outstanding men and women of theCy-Fair Fire Department.
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Topic
• An ESD Commissioner explains how he received assistance from a public adjuster after his own house fire. The session takes you though his experience of discovering the fire, reporting it, and the aftermath. All citizens should know what to expect, and their options, after the fire service has left the scene.
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Introductions
• Bob Janusaitis – Commissioner – Harris County ESD #9• Dale Terry – Crossroads Insurance Recovery
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What happens, when it is your house?
• The day – March 6th 2019• Ring video/In-house video• 911 call• Dispatch• Radio/TAC channel• Aftermath
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What was the clue?
• Firefighter nose
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Checking it out
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Dispatch
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TAC Channel
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The perpetrator
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Out in the front yard, what next?
• Wrecker drivers• What could possibly go wrong• Txt from Ira Coveler and introduction to Dale• The morning after
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HOA?
• Why we hate HOA’s.• Pic of letter• Presentation extracts
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What have I learned?
• I would definitely hire a public adjuster again (hoping I never have to), because of the stress relief, and financial benefit.
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WHAT DOES A PUBLIC ADJUSTER DO?Licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance
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WE REPRESENT YOU.
•A public adjuster is a fiduciary agent who works for the insured.
•The insurance company will send an adjuster who is also a fiduciary agent.
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• T h e a v e r a g e i n s u r a n c e
company adjuster has 300-600
claims per year
THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER
THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR
0
125
250
375
500
Claims per month Claims per year
605
450
37.5
Average insurance adjusterCrossroads adjuster
Source: NobleCe: Insurance continuing education
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LET’S CRUNCH THE NUMBERS
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• It’s your responsibility to prove
your loss to the insurance
company.
• You wouldn’t let the IRS do your
taxes.
• Why would you let your insurance
company decide how much they
think they you deserve?
PROVING YOUR LOSS
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•New studies show the high levels of toxins & VOCs in fires.
•We utilize the latest technology and expert analysis to fully understand the damage.
THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
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TO PROVE YOUR LOSS
WE TEST FOR:
• CHEMICAL ANALYSIS• MOISTURE MAPPING• SMOKE MAPPING
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WE GO WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY WON’T
How can you repair damage you don’t see
and you adjuster doesn’t mention?
We find damage in places the insurance company doesn’t even think to look.
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TECHNOLOGY THE INSURANCE COMPANY’S ADJUSTERS DON’T USE ALLOWS US TO SEE HIDDEN DAMAGES
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WHY DID I PAY EXTRA FOR REPLACEMENT COST?
How they fix your property matters.
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IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR A CONTRACTOR TO ADJUST AN INSURANCE CLAIM
Lets look at just what it takes to be a preferred vendor.
If your contractor already has a long
term contract with the insurance company how can you be sure they’re
working in your interest not the
insurance companies?
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PUBLIC ADJUSTERS GET DIRTY
TO DOCUMENT YOUR CONTENTS
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• Fires release dangerous
chemicals like Hydrogen Cyanide.
• There is no protocol to clean these chemicals.
• Is what I’m cleaning worth
the money I’m spending to clean it?
REPLACE VS RESTORE
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WHAT AM I PAYING THE RESTORATION COMPANY TO DO?
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IF A RESTORATION COMPANY WONT GUARANTEE THEIR WORK WHY ARE THEY TAKING YOUR THINGS?
THE TRUTH ABOUT RESTORATION
Even in a small fire the smoke goes everywhere
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• It is YOUR responsibility to
price and source every item
in your claim.• A 3000 item inventory takes
175 hours to document
PERSONAL PROPERTY
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THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING…
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IS KNOWING WHAT YOUR POLICY COVERS
•We read through your policy line by line to make sure that you get
the recovery you are rightfully owed.
•We are licensed through the
Texas Department of Insurance•Some recoveries come down to a
single letter!
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THE CROSSROADS DIFFERENCE
THE BOTTOM LINE
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Mr. and Mrs. Weise