RMS - Post-Loss Appraisals Division
RMS’s Post-Loss Appraisals (PLA) division offers expert residential and commercial loss control and evaluation services to adjusters across Canada.
As the country’s leading provider of building inspections and appraisal services, Post-Loss Appraisals focuses on providing:
- Property loss appraisals, specifications, and bid tender documentation
- Actual cash value (ACV) and replacement cost value (RCV) appraisals
- Catastrophe appraisals
- File audits and reviews
Residential & Commercial Property Appraisals
PLA’s team combines the latest scoping techniques with years of formal education and experience in the construction industry to bring adjusters appraisal expertise in a multitude of property claims including:
- fire and smoke
- water
- impact
- hail
- ice dams
- sewer back-ups
High-quality appraisals are performed on residential (single family and high density) and commercial (office buildings, warehouses, retailers) properties.
PLA’s unlimited access to RMS’s extensive historical risk, property, and material costs databases, including its iClarify portal, and its use of state-of-the-art scoping software, such as Xactimate version 27, the Symbility RCT Evaluator, and BVC commercial and agricultural building-evaluation software systems, enable it to track the construction industry and offer adjusters accurate appraisals.
Catastrophe Appraisals
PLA’s expert team assesses damage with its accredited on-site appraisers and limits repair costs to damages resulting directly from a disaster. PLA can also immediately assemble and dispatch a CAT team anywhere within Canada to handle high-claim volumes over a short period of time.
Benefits of PLA
PLA has been building Canada’s next generation of post-loss appraisers by fostering a supportive and collaborative internal culture between its experienced and new staff. As a result of its mentorship philosophy, PLA is able to provide adjusters with viable and cost-efficient solutions to post-loss through its top-notch appraisal team. Adjusters who employ PLA’s team benefit from:
- knowledgeable and expert service that incorporates advanced technology
- more time to deal with other aspects of the policy
- less costs through restoration instead of replacement
- professional and exact appraisal reports
For more information on estimating and scoping prices and services, please contact Derek Ogonoski, Director, RMS Post-Loss Appraisals Division, at 780.930.7298 or derek.ogonoski@scm.ca.
