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Guides
How diminished value is measured, how insurers value a totaled car, and when a certified appraisal is the right document.
Value lost after an accident and a proper repair.
What an appraiser weighs, why formulas fall short, and which evidence carries the most weight.
Read the guideWhat to check first, what to collect, and how to send the claim yourself.
Read the guideHow a totaled vehicle is valued and what you can check.
What the number means, how it is built, and what you can check before you accept it.
Read the guideThe order matters: check first, gather evidence, and understand your options before you accept.
Read the guideCertified appraisals for court, estate, divorce and other formal uses.
The situations that call for a signed, independent opinion of value, and what the document contains.
Read the guideThe question an appraisal answers, how comparables are used, and what USPAP requires of the appraiser.
Read the guideGeneral educational information, not legal or tax advice. Laws, deadlines and policy terms vary by state and by policy. Claimly Appraisals is not a law firm, an insurer or a public adjuster.
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