ISBN-13: 978-0-9792690-0-4 ISBN-10: 0-9792690-0-8 Paperback: $19.95 Table of Contents (PDF)

Most people think little about the possibility that their home might be destroyed by an accidental fire. The water built up in the pipes running throughout the interior of your home’s walls or underneath your concrete slab is often even of less concern. When that water is suddenly released into your home due to a sudden and accidental pipe break, you can think about nothing else. But the realization that someone has stolen your favorite piece of jewelry or a priceless family heirloom can create a sense of frustration and vulnerability that rivals even the sense of loss that accompanies property damaged from the perils of fire or water.

For most homeowners, security against such perils can be found in obtaining and maintaining property insurance. But while homeowners insurance does provide a level of security against a variety of property losses, most California homeowners are not prepared for the actual process of getting the money from their insurance company. That process is known as a property claim adjustment.

Property Claims Adjusting is a Guidebook for Consumers, giving you insight into the claims process that you can only get through years of claims experience and property adjustment training. The author, Greg Stafford, takes his experience in the field of property insurance and spreads it across every page of every chapter. The result is that you, a California homeowner, now have available an important resource to use when you are faced with a loss to some of your most precious assets: your home and your personal property.

Together with a helpful glossary of key terms, three informative appendixes, and a subject index, the California Edition of Property Claims Adjusting: A Guidebook for Consumers is sure to be of benefit not only to consumers, but also to insurance companies and to property claims adjusters of all kinds.

GREG STAFFORD is a public insurance adjuster licensed by the State of California. He is also a Senior Claims Law Associate (SCLA) with the American Educational Institute. For over ten years he worked for insurance companies as a claims adjuster at the highest levels and as a property claims supervisor. Currently he represents consumers in the adjustment and settlement of property insurance claims.