Appraisal Evidence Checklist
What To Organize Before A Struthers Insurance Appraisal
Strong appraisal files separate valuation evidence from coverage arguments. These records help show whether the dispute is about scope, pricing, matching, repairability, contents, depreciation, or the amount of the covered loss.
Step 1
Policy, date of loss, claim number, and appraisal clause
Gather the policy, declarations page, date of loss, claim number, deductible information, coverage letters, payment letters, and the appraisal clause before reviewing whether Struthers appraisal is the right next step.
Step 2
Carrier estimate, contractor estimate, and disputed scope
Compare the insurance estimate against contractor estimates, mitigation estimates, repair invoices, quantities, labor items, material notes, code items, matching concerns, and missing line items.
Step 3
Fire, smoke, wind, hail, roof, and siding damage proof
Organize photos, videos, inspection notes, storm reports, fire reports, smoke and soot documentation, roof slope photos, siding elevation photos, soft metal evidence, and interior damage records.
Step 4
Reports, invoices, contents, and mitigation records
Save engineer reports, ITEL or material reports, mitigation invoices, dry logs, contents inventories, storage invoices, receipts, trade estimates, specialty reports, and completed repair documentation.
Step 5
Amount-of-loss questions separated from coverage issues
List the items that are disputed because of scope, pricing, matching, repairability, depreciation, contents value, or rebuild cost, and separate any legal coverage questions that appraisal may not decide.