Insurance Appraisal Claim Dispute Resolution
- Low Insurance Claim Proof of Loss Offers -
Appoint 'Appraisal Ontario' as your 'Appraiser' for your Insurance Appraisal.
We will take over the entire process, resulting in a signed Insurance AWARD!
IN MOST cases without going to Court!
CALL NOW before you 'sign off' on your Proof of Loss Insurance Claim!
The 'Appraisal Feature' of most Ontario polices provides a mechanism to resolve ALL disputed
matters with a quick, cost-effective solution.
Resolving a Dispute between you and your Insurance Company
KNOW your rights!
Starting at $500.00
In most cases we can get you an additional 40% then what the insurance company will offer you. We get paid after you receive the Insurance payment from our experience; proven track record and hundreds of satisfied clients.
It has been our experience that over 98% of the Insurance proof of Loss Claims get settle without going thru the Umpire process.
CALL NOW before you sign off on your insurance claim!
Fighting a Low Car Insurance Claim Settlement The process of battling a auto - home - business Insurance company over the payment of a claim may not be a pleasant experience, especially when fighting a claim settlement that is too low. This is usually because insurance carriers have much more experience and resources at their disposal when dealing with claims compared to the client. However, if you apply the right steps you can successfully obtain what is rightfully yours from the insurance company.
Prepare Yourself when it comes to car insurance settlements, you need to find out all you can about your policy and claim. Your car insurance company will offer you an initial settlement after making a claim, but before responding make sure you understand your policy. Find out what your car insurance claim is worth.Keep all the receipts and add up all the expenses and bills, then calculate all the costs that you have incurred as a result of the car accident; fire or even water damage.
The total of this cost will help you determine if the offer you have received is too low or not. The next thing is to figure out your acceptable settlement range. This is an amount that you are willing to accept from the insurance company for the settlement of the claim. You should be prepared to reject any amount lower than your limit. Equally important is the need to know your rights and obtain a total loss appraisal before you start the appraisal process.
Section 11 of most insurance policies
Appraisal
In the event of disagreement as to the value of the property insured, the property saved or the amount of the loss, those questions shall be determined by appraisal as provided under the Insurance Act before there can be any recovery under this contract whether the right to recover on the contract is disputed or not, and independently of all other questions. There shall be no right to an appraisal until a specific demand therefore is made in writing and until after proof of loss has been delivered.
Section 128(2) and (3) of the Ontario Insurance Act
(1) This section applies to a contract containing a condition, statutory or otherwise, providing for an appraisal to determine specified matters in the event of a disagreement between the insured and the insurer.
(2) The insured and the insurer shall each appoint an appraiser, and the two appraisers so appointed shall appoint an umpire.
(3) The appraisers shall determine the matters in disagreement and, if they fail to agree, they shall submit their differences to the umpire, and the finding in writing of any two determines the matters.
Choosing an Umpire
If both Appraisers cannot reach an agreement or settlement after all their reasonable efforts to resolve issues in dispute, they both need to agree on a choice of an Umpire. In general, each side (Appraiser) proposes a short list of prospective Umpires and eventually they agree on one. If the two Appraisers fail to agree on an Umpire, then the matter is referred to a motion court judge, who hears evidence from each party and makes a decision on appointing an Umpire.
Costs
Once the 'Appraisal Feature' is triggered, the policyholder (our client) and insurer (insurance company) are required to pay 100 per cent of their own Appraisers' costs. Also each party is required to pay 50 per cent of the total Umpire's costs. We at AppraisalOntario will communicate the costs in detail verbally and also with a written proposal before starting any 'Appraisal Feature'.
How the 'Appraisal Feature' works
Top 7 points to know before starting this Process
The Appraisal process under Section 128 of the Ontario Insurance Act starts with a request from either side to start the process. Only a simple letter outlining the concerns from the Client will start this process. It will include the Appraisal Report conducted by Appraisal Ontario and a demand statement to have the other side's Appraiser identified within 7 days of receiving the letter.
1. A insurance proof of loss form must be filed or provided to the insurance company before the appraisal process can be triggered.
2. Once both Appraisers have been appointed - moving forward they have FULL AUTHORITY of their respective clients to agree on the finial amount of loss, in accordance with the terms of the Insurance Act.
3. Most cases the first meeting of both Appraisers are done over a phone conference to review their point of view and to identify all issues and reason for the dispute held without prejudice.
4. There is usually a few phone conferences between the 2 Appraisers trying to resolve these issues of the dispute. This method is used to provide full disclosure and an understanding of their evidence and reasons for the dispute.
5. Both Appraiser has the FULL AUTHORITY to bind their clients to a settlement. There is a degree of negotiating between the 2 Appraisers at this time to help minimize unnecessary additional costs to their clients if not reasonably required to do so.
6. Only when both Appraisers cannot come to full agreement, or many times cannot agree to a few issues, then the next step is involving an Umpire to settle these issues.
7. It is important to note that it only takes 2 of the 3 parties involved in the Umpire process to sign a final order. Either Appraiser with the Umpire or hopefully all 3 will sign the finial order.
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We are Professionals, we are not influenced in any way,other than
to make sure that the belongings
get the highest amount possible.
We offer both ONLINE & FULL ON-SITE INSPECTIONS for:
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If you require you HOUSE; COTTAGE, ANY STRUCTURE/ BUILDING or LAND
- WE CAN NOT HELP YOU - You must call a 'Real Estate Appraiser'.
Our Clients – public and private corporations; financial institutions, receivers and trustees in bankruptcy: rely on our experienced appraisals to accurately value assets for financing; disposals, insurance, merger and acquisition purposes. They expect and always receive Professional and Reliable Appraisals. All Assets that are NOT 'Real Property'.
We are equipped with,
Certified and Accredited Personal Property Appraisers
that are EXPERT WITNESSESS in Ontario.
Certified Personal Property Ontario Appraisals: All appraisals are fully documented; researched, entered into our proprietary appraisal software, producing all supportive research and packaged professionally.
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