Outside Vehicle Damage Appraiser - Denver, Colorado
Mendota Insurance Company
(Denver, Colorado)Mendota Insurance is a non-standard insurance company that writes automobile policies to customers that have medium to high risk driving records. Mendota Insurance is a subsidiary of Kingsway Financial.
Our Outside Vehicle Damage Appraiser performs inspections of both first and/or third party vehicles.
- Advise management of any problems with shops or facilities that are being utilized.
- Provide assistance in managing IA and Direct Repair facilities in their assigned State.
- Download assignments daily throughout the day achieving dispatch to download goals of .5 per day.
- Make contact with vehicle owner/shop within 24 hours.
- Transmit completed estimates from Body Shop.
- Appraise vehicles at Drive-in locations, body shops, and in the field.
- Prepare estimates independently of outside influence. (Using accepted industry guidelines).
- Negotiate agreed prices with repair shops.
- Achieve goals as assigned by management (see monthly report card.)
- Achieve daily appraisal quota of 6 per day.
- Achieve 48 hour turnaround on assignments.
- Compare favorably vs. specific state industry average estimate.
- Achieve 80% pass rates of re-inspection as set by management.
- Achieve maximum 20% supplement ratio.
- Review incoming property damage subrogation demands.
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If vehicle is a total loss:
- Evaluate actual cash value.
- Prepare Reconditioning Report & attach to claims content in Audatex.
- Provide same day notice to NSA tow to move vehicle.
- Experience in negotiating agreed prices with body shops.
- Ability to set work priorities & goals and adjust to changing priorities.
- Good communication (oral and written) and organizational skills.
- Working knowledge of MS Office software programs such as outlook, word etc.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- 5+ years’ experience in appraising physical damage.
- Advanced knowledge of Mitchell Auto, CCC and /or Audatex Appraising Program.
- Excellent interpersonal/human relation skills.
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