Parallel Fire Claim Investigations | The Savvy Adjuster Podcast Ep. 17

Episode Summary
Host Chris Nichols is joined in this episode of Alpine Intel’s The Savvy Adjuster Podcast by Senior National Fire Experts (NFE) Account Executive Kathleen Riley and NFE Fire Operations Manager John Hill to talk about how insurance adjusters and certified fire investigators conduct their respective investigations. Find out what each party should look for as well as how information the investigator collects onsite helps determine the origin and cause for a fire claim. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform.
Discussed in This Episode
- Information adjusters may collect onsite vs. from the office
- What the adjuster should know before a vendor’s assessment
- Tasks the fire investigator completes before going onsite
- What certified investigators look for on a fire scene
- How and what the adjuster and the investigator communicate
- Real examples of parallel fire investigations
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