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Job Requirements of Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser:
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Employment Type:
Full-Time
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Location:
Virginia, US (Onsite)
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Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
Position Description: Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.
What Do Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers Do On a Daily Basis?
- Review repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs.
- Determine salvage value on total-loss vehicle.
- Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations.
- Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident.
- Arrange to have damage appraised by another appraiser to resolve disagreement with shop on repair cost.
- Examine damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage.
Skills Needed to be an Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
These are the skills Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers say are the most useful in their careers:
- Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser Salary
The typical yearly salary for Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers is somewhere between $43,170 and $94,060.
Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers who work in Missouri, Oregon, or Virginia make the highest salaries.
What Tools & Technology do Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers Use?
Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers may use on a daily basis:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Email software
- Cost estimating software
- Vertafore ImageRight
How do I Become an Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser?
Learn what Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser education requirements there are.
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Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers Sector
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