MASS AUTOMOTIVE DAMAGE
APPRAISER
PrincipleooofooIndemnityoo-ooans--
Restorationootoooapproximateoopreviousoofinancialoocondition,oonooomoreoonoooless.
Periloo-ooans--Theooactualoocauseooofooaooloss
Lossoo-ooans--reductionooinoovalue/financialooloss/
amountoopaidoooutooinooclaimoosettlement
DirectooLossoo-ooans--physicalooharmootoooaootangibleooproperty
indirectooloss/consequentialooLossoo-ooans--
anooeconomicoolossoothatooresultsoofromooaoodirectooloss
ProximateooCauseoo-ooans--
whenoothereooisooanoounbrokenoochainooofooeventsoobetweenooanoooccurrenceooandooaool
oss,oothenoothatoooccurrenceooisootheooproximateoocauseooofooloss
Occurrenceoo-ooans--anooevent,ooincident,ooorooconditionoothatoocausesoodamage
OriginalooOccurenceoo-ooans--
causesoodamageoothatoothenooleadsootooomore,ooproximateooofooallooresultingoolosses
Damagesooareoocoveredooif:oo-ooans--
causedoobyoocoveredooperil,ooorooifootheirooproximateoocauseoowasooaoocoveredooperil
riskoo-ooans--potenialooforooloss,ooinsuredooitem
hazardoo-ooans--anythingoothatooincreasesooexposure
periloo-ooans--
exposureootoooinjury,ooloss,oooroodestruction;oograveoorisk;oojeopardy;oodanger
valuationoo-ooans--Theooprocessooofooestimatingoowhatooanooitemooisooworth
1.ooactualoocashoovalue/market(ACV)
2.ooreplacementoocost(RC)
3.oofunctionalooreplacementoocost
, 4.oostatedooamount
5.oovalued'ooguaranteedoovalue
actualoocashoovalueoo-ooans---ACV-
ooaoovaluationoomethodoothatootakesoointoooaccountoodepreciation
-sameooasoomarketooandoodepreciatedoovalue
-ACVoooffersooloweroopremiumsooforoolessoocoverage
AcvooFormulaoo-ooans--acv=replacementoocost-depreciation
replacementoocostoo-ooans--todaysooprice
depreciationoo-ooans--
anooitemsooestimatedooforoolossoovalueoodueootooowearooandootear/age
ReplacementooCost(RC)oo-ooans--
basedooonooreplacingooanoomiteooatoocurrentoomarketoopricesooregardlessooofoodepreciati
on
FunctionalooReplacementooCostoo-ooans--
Paysootoooreplaceooanoooutdatedooobsoleteooitemoowithooaoofunctionallyooequivalentooitem
oonotooidentical
-levelooofoocoverageoofallsoobetweenooRCooandooACV
StatedooAmountoo-ooans--
Propertyoovalueooisoostatedoobyootheooinsuredoowhenooapplyingooforooinsurance
-
Whenoolossoooccurs,oopolicyoopaysooupootoootheoostatedooamountooorooACV,oowhichevero
oisooless
valuedoopolicyoo-ooans--guaranteedoovalue-
oodeterminedoopriorootoootheooissuanceooofoopolicy
Avoidsootheooconfusionooofooassessingooappreciationoooroodepreciation
ACVooActualooCashooValueoo-ooans--usuallyoobeneficialootoootheoopolicyooholder
ACVoo-ooans--generallyooreflectsoocurrentoomarketoovalueooofooanooitem
policyoolimitsoo-ooans--
establishootheoomaximumoopayoutooofooanooinsuranceoopolicy.ooinooautoooeachootypeooofo
ocoverageoohasooaoolimit
salvageoo-ooans--portionoooroovalueoopropertyoothatooremainsooafterooloss
handlingoosalvageoo-ooans--1.ooinsureroodeductsoosalvageoofromoosettlementooamount
APPRAISER
PrincipleooofooIndemnityoo-ooans--
Restorationootoooapproximateoopreviousoofinancialoocondition,oonooomoreoonoooless.
Periloo-ooans--Theooactualoocauseooofooaooloss
Lossoo-ooans--reductionooinoovalue/financialooloss/
amountoopaidoooutooinooclaimoosettlement
DirectooLossoo-ooans--physicalooharmootoooaootangibleooproperty
indirectooloss/consequentialooLossoo-ooans--
anooeconomicoolossoothatooresultsoofromooaoodirectooloss
ProximateooCauseoo-ooans--
whenoothereooisooanoounbrokenoochainooofooeventsoobetweenooanoooccurrenceooandooaool
oss,oothenoothatoooccurrenceooisootheooproximateoocauseooofooloss
Occurrenceoo-ooans--anooevent,ooincident,ooorooconditionoothatoocausesoodamage
OriginalooOccurenceoo-ooans--
causesoodamageoothatoothenooleadsootooomore,ooproximateooofooallooresultingoolosses
Damagesooareoocoveredooif:oo-ooans--
causedoobyoocoveredooperil,ooorooifootheirooproximateoocauseoowasooaoocoveredooperil
riskoo-ooans--potenialooforooloss,ooinsuredooitem
hazardoo-ooans--anythingoothatooincreasesooexposure
periloo-ooans--
exposureootoooinjury,ooloss,oooroodestruction;oograveoorisk;oojeopardy;oodanger
valuationoo-ooans--Theooprocessooofooestimatingoowhatooanooitemooisooworth
1.ooactualoocashoovalue/market(ACV)
2.ooreplacementoocost(RC)
3.oofunctionalooreplacementoocost
, 4.oostatedooamount
5.oovalued'ooguaranteedoovalue
actualoocashoovalueoo-ooans---ACV-
ooaoovaluationoomethodoothatootakesoointoooaccountoodepreciation
-sameooasoomarketooandoodepreciatedoovalue
-ACVoooffersooloweroopremiumsooforoolessoocoverage
AcvooFormulaoo-ooans--acv=replacementoocost-depreciation
replacementoocostoo-ooans--todaysooprice
depreciationoo-ooans--
anooitemsooestimatedooforoolossoovalueoodueootooowearooandootear/age
ReplacementooCost(RC)oo-ooans--
basedooonooreplacingooanoomiteooatoocurrentoomarketoopricesooregardlessooofoodepreciati
on
FunctionalooReplacementooCostoo-ooans--
Paysootoooreplaceooanoooutdatedooobsoleteooitemoowithooaoofunctionallyooequivalentooitem
oonotooidentical
-levelooofoocoverageoofallsoobetweenooRCooandooACV
StatedooAmountoo-ooans--
Propertyoovalueooisoostatedoobyootheooinsuredoowhenooapplyingooforooinsurance
-
Whenoolossoooccurs,oopolicyoopaysooupootoootheoostatedooamountooorooACV,oowhichevero
oisooless
valuedoopolicyoo-ooans--guaranteedoovalue-
oodeterminedoopriorootoootheooissuanceooofoopolicy
Avoidsootheooconfusionooofooassessingooappreciationoooroodepreciation
ACVooActualooCashooValueoo-ooans--usuallyoobeneficialootoootheoopolicyooholder
ACVoo-ooans--generallyooreflectsoocurrentoomarketoovalueooofooanooitem
policyoolimitsoo-ooans--
establishootheoomaximumoopayoutooofooanooinsuranceoopolicy.ooinooautoooeachootypeooofo
ocoverageoohasooaoolimit
salvageoo-ooans--portionoooroovalueoopropertyoothatooremainsooafterooloss
handlingoosalvageoo-ooans--1.ooinsureroodeductsoosalvageoofromoosettlementooamount