Insured’s Challenge to Use of Xactimate Software to Determine Repair Costs for Damage Fails

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     The insurer’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss the insured’s complaint challenging the use of Xactimate to determine the repair costs for fire damage was granted. Belotti v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54471 (M.D. Pa. March 25, 2025).      Plaintiffs’… Continue reading Insured’s Challenge to Use of Xactimate Software to Determine Repair Costs for Damage Fails

Benefits Of Using Construction Estimates When Executing Successful Projects

David A. Pogorilich and Brett Trudeau | Ankura Consulting Group What A Construction Estimate Is And What It Is Not A construction estimate is an educated guess based on experience and industry standards as to what a specific project with a specific scope of work may cost in a particular area of the country during… Continue reading Benefits Of Using Construction Estimates When Executing Successful Projects

Explaining Xactimate Accuracy and the Need to Analyze Details Before Getting the Wrong Turkey Dinner From the Insurance Company Estimator

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 9, 2019 Insurance estimating expert Jeff Major gave one of the best speeches about Xactimate I have ever seen at the First Party Claims Conference West. I have seen Jeff give a number of presentations over the years, even teaching federal judges, magistrates, and mediators… Continue reading Explaining Xactimate Accuracy and the Need to Analyze Details Before Getting the Wrong Turkey Dinner From the Insurance Company Estimator