C3 Group Inc. - Claims & Construction Consulting

Together they have built prominence in the industry by providing in-depth knowledge of the insurance claims process to fairly and equitably resolve property damage claims on behalf of policyholders. In January of 2020, Lindhurst and Behrens co-founded AAA which seeks fair and balanced payments for property damage claims. AAA devotes its support to legislation by prioritizing the interest of property insurance policyholders in instances when they need to file an insurance claim. Behrens and his team at C3 Group grant full support of Lindhurst’s move anticipating that it will result in improved legislation for policyholders nationally.

Contractors already know writing accurate property damage estimates is the best way to avoid claim disputes and speed up the payment process. One of the best New Year’s resolutions storm restoration contractors can make is to break these bad habits and get Xactimate certified in 2021. The only way around this is to substantiate all claims with factual documentation like Xactimate’s white papers, bulletins, and other materials. We’ve created online Xactimate certification training programs for contractors that combine self-paced and live virtual training.

Untrained insurance adjusters significantly impact the property damage claim process. Xactimate Certification allows you to substantiate and prove price increases, line-item changes, and other critical pieces of information on estimates. The single best way to avoid UPPA violations is to know when to get help from experts like Public Adjusters or property damage attorneys. All claims have been impacted by changes including the use of “virtual adjusting”, how/when cat adjusters were deployed, etc.

On the other hand, Xactimate surveys 20,000 local contractors each month, collects millions of market data points, frequently publishes reports on their data, and routinely updates price points in their system. Prices will vary based upon their company’s size (overhead) and/or perceived quality of work and level of service.” Creating an accurate estimate requires two things: (1) accurate line items selected to reflect the property damage and (2) correct pricing for those line items. We have heard from many contractors that entering valid pricing information is half the battle – getting carrier adjusters to accept price increases can be a challenge. If a carrier adjuster isn’t accepting a valid price increase and you have provided additional documentation, look up the adjuster through Xactware’s certification directory.