Adjusters International Pacific Northwest Offers Insurance Claim Assistance following Alaska’s 7.0 Earthquake

Business Wire

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Adjusters International, the largest public insurance adjusting company in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii, is prepared to offer its expert claims assistance to business and property owners offers following Friday’s earthquake. Adjusters International has extensive earthquake claim advocacy experience having handled claims as a result of the Nisqually, Loma Prieta, and Northridge Earthquakes. Public insurance adjusters are available to provide insurance policy reviews, and an outline for insurance claim recovery, 24-hours a day. Measured at 7.0 magnitude, with aftershocks of 5.8, this is the largest earthquake to hit Alaska in years, with extensive damage reported. Tsunami warnings are still in effect.

“Insurance companies require victims to prove the dollar amount of their damages and lost income, and this is a real challenge for people who do not regularly practice this complex project,” says Steve Severaid, SPPA, of Adjusters International Pacific Northwest. “We see the trend that proving a claim is becoming much more difficult for policyholders, as insurance companies continue to raise the requirements for proving a claim. And with large-scale disasters, debris removal limits, surge pricing, and delays in getting building permits, are just a few of the special challenges faced by those less experienced. With decades of proven results our insurance claim advocates are in demand.”

Public insurance adjusters from Adjusters International Pacific Northwest routinely achieve better insurance claim payments than policyholders could on their own. The company has helped homeowners and business owners since 1970.

About Adjusters International: The nation’s leading public insurance adjusting firm, Adjusters International Pacific Northwest’s professionals work on behalf of policyholders – not insurance companies – in assessing property damage and preparing insurance claims. Our licensed adjusters, estimators and inventory specialists have expertise in the regional particularities affecting every type of disaster and property loss claim, resulting in thousands of satisfied clients throughout its five decades of experience. Adjusters International’s representatives can be reached at 1-800-248-3888 or www.aipnw.com

Available for media appearances or interviews: Steve Severaid, SPPA, is a principal of Adjusters International Pacific Northwest. With more than 25 years of professional experience, Severaid offers expert-level insight into disasters and insurance claim issues. As a Senior Professional Public Adjuster (SPPA), he is a member of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. A licensed public insurance adjuster in 20 states, he is regularly invited to share his views as an expert on the topics of major property damage, insurance claims, and disaster recovery.