REPAIR PROCEDURE ISSUE:
Our client’s 2024 Volkswagen Atlas was damaged. Our client filed a claim with their carrier USAA Insurance for the loss. USAA issued a loss statement/repair estimate for $8,848.15 before the deductible. Our client’s collision facility issued a preliminary loss statement/repair plan for $13,120.31 return USAA to its pre-loss condition. Our client came to us for assistance with the $4,272.16 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 $12,702.14 as the loss statement/ repair cost to return our clients 2024 Volkswagen Atlas back to its pre-loss condition.
The final binding agreement between the unbiased independent appraisers identified an under-indemnification of the loss of $3,853.99 or 43.56% from the USAA loss statement/repair estimate of $8,848.15. Through the invoking of the USAA policy right of appraisal our client has been made whole for their loss with no out-of-pocket expense other than their deductible.