Tom pretty much said it all. Looks like a book report outline designed by a business consultant who has never worked a claim in the field. Couple things really stick out like the gutters, etc., listed per elevation wall yet the estimate is supposed to be easily understood/readable by the insured/contractor. Can you say "let's jump from one page to another on this estimate?" and see if everything adds up? The other thing is requiring use of ITEL for any minimum 100 sq ft of carpeting & uploading your estimate the same day as the inspection. Unless you know how to click your heels together just right, I always found that the carpet sample needs to be mailed to ITEL and then a few days later you get that valuation back. In about 75% of the cases, I found the ITEL valuation higher than the actual local pricing or Xact pricing. Can anyone say that on a consistent basis they found ITEL resulted in any savings? You have the cost of mailing the package, the time lag to get the results, the fees for the ITEL service, and then potentially what I generally found to be about a $0.40 per sq ft higher valuation. I've seen similar requirements from a couple carriers in the past, but not quite like this. Last time I did work a Met Life property loss was about 3 years ago, and none of these requirements existed. |