Centralized Oversight
While utilizing CIA field adjusters for physical inspections, the Atlanta-based Heavy Equipment team provides quality oversight. The team has the ability to ensure… no matter where the loss occurs.
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The HE divisions always keeps downtime and expense leakage in mind during the claims process in an effort to prevent unnecessary costs.
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The HE Division specializes in:
Tractor / Trailer
Construction Equipment
Motor Homes and Recreational Vehicles
Oil Field Equipment
Cranes
Specialty Heavy Equipment
Agricultural Equipment
Emergency response vehicles
Heavy Equipment Services
Our Most Value-Oriented Service
Our most value-oriented service. Simply supply us with any photos, estimates and receipts you have. Our experienced Heavy Equipment Specialists will audit the provided estimate or supply a desk appraisal and give a recommendation on the value of the claim. ACV and salvage bids are also available at no extra cost.
Faster turnaround time and lowest service cost.
Supply us with any photos, estimates, and/or receipts for review.
Experienced HE Specialists will audit the information.
An estimate or desk appraisal with recommendations will be provided.
ACV and salvage bids are also available at no extra cost.
HE Express
With this service, the shop provides us with photos and their estimate. One of our HE Specialists would then work with the shop to negotiate an agreed price for loss related repairs based on critiquing the shop estimate or preparing our own appraisal. A pre-loss ACV and salvage bids will be obtained where appropriate.
The Process:
Link is sent via email/text to the unit owner.
Unit owner follows instructions provided to capture accurate damage/unit photos.
Photos automatically upload to CIA proprietary claims system.
HE Specialist completes desk appraisal to include ACV/salvage bids (if required).
Advantages of HE Express Services:
Faster turnaround time.
Lower cost when compared to traditional appraisal.
No App install required.
Shop Agreed Price
Once repair shop submits photos and estimate, our HE Specialists negotiate an agreed repair price for loss related damages. Pre-loss ACV and salvage bids are obtained when appropriate.
Best used when damaged heavy equipment is already at repair facility.
Applicable to any type of equipment and any severity of damage.
Faster turnaround time.
Lower cost when compared to traditional appraisal.
Full Appraisal
This is our traditional and most comprehensive service.
The Process:
Field adjuster meets with owner/shop.
Damage is photographed and any pertinent information obtained.
Agreed prices, pre-loss ACV, salvage bids secured when appropriate.
To Advantages of Full Appraisal:
Valuable incident information obtained by field adjuster.
Personalized service to equipment owner.
Field adjuster can perform additional tasks while on-site.
Subro Audit
Provide us with subrogation demand and documentation. We verify that listed repairs are loss related, apply use of aftermarket and LKQ parts where appropriate, verify repair operations, labor rates and labor times to ensure repair costs are in order.
We verify that listed repairs are loss related.
Apply use of aftermarket and LKQ parts where appropriate.
Verify repair operations, labor rates and labor times to ensure repair costs are in order.
HE Specialists will review and complete the full report with payment recommendation.
Additional HE Services
Cost-effective Desk Reviews
Downtime Analysis and Settlements
Settlement of Total Losses
Handling Salvage Disposition
Collector and Special Interest Auto Appraisal and Valuation
Diminution of Value
