Introduction

Investigating and Estimating Fire Claims is intended to help claims professionals understand the process from beginning (Notice of Loss) to end, especially when they end up in a dispute or litigation.

Investigating fires is a well developed profession with its own collection of professional guidelines governing best practices, and we will explain them. Investigating fires requires a qualified fire investigator to apply the applicable investigative standards to develop a hypothesis regarding it's origin and cause. It's not always cut and dry and we will discuss some of these scenarios.

Cost estimating is a profession with specialized skills, training, education, and certifications; but it’s not rocket science. It's always about figuring out what it will take to do construction work; in this case, the construction is repairing fire damage. There is some math in all estimating, so it’s scary to a lot of people. We will explain all of this as simply and clearly as possible.

Program Outline

1. Introduction

2. Investigate Like Sherlock Holmes

3. Think Like a Lawyer

4. Write Like a Journalist

5. Present Like Walter Cronkite

6. Conclusion

Learning Objectives

• Review the process of the origin and cause investigation of fire claims

• Understand the process of estimating fire losses.

• Learn about evaluating cost estimates from other parties.

• Discuss the pros and cons of the different options for estimating fire damage.

• Examine a case study involving a fire loss.

Our Panel

Continuing Education Credit

A disclaimer that this webinar requires you to answer all polling questions to receive continuing education credit. Credit will not be given to those who miss a polling question, or to those that are determined to be inattentive by On24's software. Some states require an affidavit for credit eligibility, which will be sent to the appropriate attendees via email after the webinar. This affidavit can also be completed during the live webinar using the widget provided on screen. The entire program must be attended live to receive credit, and continuing education certificates will be sent out within one week of the webinar.

This webinar is either approved or is pending approval for 1.0 credit hour of both CE (insurance) and MCLE (legal) continuing education credit in the following states:

• Texas

• California

• Nevada

• Florida