The 17C Formula and How Insurance Companies Evaluate Diminished Value I worked as an insurance adjuster for many years at several companies. Every time diminished value was brought up, we used a formula that is widely used in the industry, but few adjusters know any of the actual details about it. The 17c formula was …
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Can You Make A Claim For Diminished Value on A Leased Vehicle? The law is pretty clear in most states that the owner of a vehicle can bring a claim for diminished value against an at-fault party, but this becomes a complicated issue for those who are leasing their vehicle. The issue of diminished value …
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History of Diminished Value Law in Louisiana It has been recognized in Louisiana for more than sixty years that an injured party is entitled to diminished value. See Day v. Roberts, La.App., 55 So.2d 316 (2d Cir. 1951) “It was recognized in Dupuy v. Graeme Spring & Brake Service, Inc., 19 So.2d 657, Appeal from …
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Sample Demand Letter for Diminished Value Please feel free to use and edit the following sample diminished value demand letter however you would like. There are downloadable word document and PDF form links below: Download a Word document version Download a PDF form version [Today’s date] [Adjuster Name] [Insurance Company & Address] Re: …
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Typical Insurance Adjuster Excuses Against Diminished Value Claims There are a lot of adjusters without much experience and all they know to do is what their insurance company has trained or told them to do. Most have been taught to deny diminished value claims no matter how convincing the evidence. Here are the most common …
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Diminished Value from the Dealers Point of View Often times when speaking with a client, they tell us that a specific dealership will not provide them with diminished value figures. We’ve been doing diminished value appraisals for over ten years and have developed a large database of used car managers that will work with us. …
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Accuracy Takes Time Since our company’s inception we’ve been researching diminished value evaluation techniques and trying to improve on our methods. We regret that after ten years of research we still have not managed to come up with a way to do appraisals overnight. Our research indicates that the most accurate way to determine diminished …
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Why Attorneys Are Reluctant To Pursue Diminished Value We’ve been doing research into why so few attorneys pursue diminished value. The largest response we get is that they just don’t see much money in it. We completely understand this, but unfortunately it plays into the stereotype that attorneys are only interested in the money, and …
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How Do You File A Diminished Value Claim? It’s best as early as possible in the claim to discuss the issue with your adjuster to get an idea of their attitude on the matter. Let them know at the onset that you intend to pursue a diminished value claim. If their attitude is fine and …
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