REPAIR PROCEDURE ISSUE:
Our client’s 2023 Buick Envision was damaged. Our client filed a claim with their carrier Geico Insurance for the loss. Geico issued a loss statement/repair estimate for $10,311.34 before the deductible. Our client’s collision facility issued a preliminary loss statement/repair plan for $20,762.30 return Geico to its pre-loss condition. Our client came to us for assistance with the $10,450.96 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 independent 3rd party appraiser for $20,998.09 as the loss statement/ repair cost to return our clients 2023 Buick Envision back to its pre-loss condition.
The final binding agreement between the unbiased independent appraisers identified an under-indemnification of the loss of $10,686.75 or 103.6% from the Geico loss statement/repair estimate of $10,311.34. 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.