This topic is not about the regular run of the mill catastrophe claims you will find in $250,000. or less dwellings, but the type you will find in  high end penthouses of condos, hotels, executive offices etc. The losses do not have to be from a cat.

1. Wool carpet double glued.

2. All kinds of hardwood floors.

3.Marble, granite, slate etc.

Also your reserch to recommend the bid amount and why ?

Just curious, Tom...(or anyone else).  Has ITEL been beneficial on imported rugs/carpeting?  Asking because I never used ITEL for those types of floor covering.

Did have one carrier that insisted on using ITEL on each & every loss.  Same carrier also insisted on 12 hail hits per square.

I tried to save them time & money on several carpet losses when the carpets were less than 2 years old, and the insured's had the original material/installation invoices.  But said carrier insisted I send the sample to ITEL.  In each and every instance, the pricing came back $5-10 per sq yd higher than the local RC.  So, at said carrier's direction I re-wrote the estimate using ITEL pricing less applicable depreciation.  Insured's ACV was still higher than the actual current RC.  Payment by the carrier was held up by an additional 7-10 days vs. using the local floor covering co's original invoice scanned & emailed along with my 1st estimate.  

I understand smaller markets may make a difference in ITEL data as well as XM8 data, but it all comes down to the same point that was brought up here originally. 

I have never used Itel on Imports. I have an Import expert that I use. The carrier you are referencing does require Itel on all carpet claims. They also pay on a fee schedule, correct? The cost of carpet is higher than requested by insured per carrier standard procedures, you earn more.

NO PROBLEM DUDE!!