REPAIR PROCEDURE ISSUE:
Our client’s 2020 BMW 330i was damaged. Our client filed a claim with their carrier Geico Insurance for the loss. Geico issued a loss statement/repair estimate for $9,977.84 before the deductible. Our client’s collision facility issued a preliminary loss statement/repair plan for $15,433.06 return Geico to its pre-loss condition. Our client came to us for assistance with the $5,455.22 under-indemnification and out-of-pocket expense to safely return their vehicle to its pre-loss OEM condition.
As a result of going through the appraisal process in the policy, Vehicle Value Experts came to a binding agreement with the v independent 3rd party appraiser for $15,659.09 as the loss statement/ repair cost to return our clients 2020 BMW 330i back to its pre-loss condition.
The final binding agreement between the unbiased independent appraisers identified an under-indemnification of the loss of $5,681.25 or 56.9% from the Geico loss statement/repair estimate of $9,977.84. Through the invoking of the Geico policy right of appraisal our client has been made whole for their loss with no out-of-pocket expense other than their deductible.