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Excited To Be Recognized By Inc. 5000!
Strategic Claim Consultants (SCC), a national public insurance adjusting firm based in Atlanta, specializes in claim advocacy for policyholders. The company has found success—and an Inc. Best Workplace honor—by embracing the concept of collaborative autonomy in the workplace.
8 Steps for Filing Hurricane Property Claims
Need hurricane claim assistance? If you find yourself among the many who are suffering from property damages of a more recent hurricane, then you’ll need to file an insurance claim. This can be overwhelming, but it is easy to get a hurricane property claim help by...
Industry Under Attack
It’s no secret that our industry [Licensed Public Insurance Adjusters] is under an organized attack by the insurance companies. They are working feverishly to limit the influence and impact that our advocacy as public adjusters provides to policyholders. We have always been targets for carriers, but in the last 36 months they have stepped up their efforts to inhibit our participation in the claims process…
Do Insurance Companies Declare Total Losses for Homes?
After a passenger is involved in an unfortunate accident, we often hear that the car is totaled. However, we rarely hear that a house is totaled after damage is done to the property. Why do insurance companies total cars but not houses? Keep reading this article as we...
How a Public Adjuster Can Help if Your Home or Business is Hit By a Hurricane
If you, or someone you know, has suffered from damage due to a hurricane, then you understand the importance of having homeowners, windstorm, or flood insurance. However, after the damage is done, a lot of work has to be done, starting with filing the insurance claim....
SCC Featured On The Inc. Best Workplaces 2024 List
Did you know SCC continues to be awarded for one of the best places to work? Our team makes this possible. Our entire team has an unwavering dedication to our clients all over the southeast United States and abroad, and the drive to become the best at our craft. We are humbled, honored, and grateful that we work with such a team.
5 tips to prevent a house fire in winter
As Public Adjusters for home and business disasters, house fires are an unfortunately common occurrence. In the winter months, homeowners love nothing better to do than to bundle up by a roaring fire in their fireplace. It invokes a feeling of comfort and safety. To...
Does Insurance cover riots, Vandalism, and other Civil Commotion?
A Loss Scenario Example Jeff owns Let's Eat Cafe, located in downtown Atlanta. The restaurant building, owned by Jeff, and the property inside are covered by a commercial property policy which includes business income and extra expenses. The policy also covers...
5 Things You Need to do Now to Ensure You Are Covered for a Hurricane
Hurricane season runs from June through November, and the peak of the season is typically in September. Now is the best time to review your homeowner's insurance to ensure that you are adequately covered if a hurricane hits. Keep reading this article for information...
Settling an Insurance Claim After a Hurricane
If your property has suffered damage due to a hurricane, your next step will inevitably be to settle an insurance claim. Which raises plenty of stressful questions: how do you file a claim? What does the claim process look like? What does the claim cover? What does it...
Why Should I Hire a Public Adjuster?
When disaster strikes your property, the logical action to take would be to contact your insurance agent to start the insurance claim, right? Since filing an insurance claim seems so simple, why should you hire a Public Adjuster? Because a Public Adjuster can...
Determining Total Loss Requires a Public Adjusting Expert
The fundamental principle of a "valued policy" statute is that the parties involved with an insurance contract agree that the property value is binding and not subject to judicial inquiry. According to Investopedia, Valued Policy Law (VPL) is a statute that requires...