On this episode of Ask The Expert, we had the opportunity to sit down with Tess Huge, Senior Estimator for Elkmont Estimates, and Todd Watkins, Claims Closure Specialist for Elkmont Estimates and we discuss estimating and closing your claims. Tess has over six years of experience as a project manager and grew up in the industry. Todd has 20 years of leadership experience in the retail industry and has a strong ability to navigate touchy situations, build rapport and negotiate with professionalism and empathy.

Key Topics of Discussion:

1. The biggest challenges restoration professionals face when trying to close insurance claims efficiently. 
2. Accuracy and speed of estimates and how they impact the claims closing timeline. 
3. The common pitfalls that restoration companies encounter when handling estimates in-house and how Elkmont Estimates works to help improve the outcomes.
4. How estimating services like Elkmont Estimates help with consistency and compliance and meet carrier expectations and the influence that has on faster claims resolution. 
5. Tess and Todd share success stories of how their services have directly contributed to smoother, faster claims closures. 

This episode of Ask the Expert is brought to you by Elkmont Estimates.