Roofing Contractors: Advertising as Insurance Adjusters and Experts
Our Denver insurance claim services office has taken notice to the rapidly evolving concept that, at least in Colorado, there has been an immense growth in the number of roofing related businesses over the last few years. Unfortunately we can’t speak for everyone but some of colleagues in the area contribute this increase is a direct result of population growth in Colorado over the same time line. A quick glance on Google’s Public Data chart shows a massive 5.93% growth rate from 2005 to 2008 for the state overall. When comparing to the highest concentrated advertisement area from these roofing related businesses we turn to Denver’s population charts to find that it also grew at an astounding 5.89%.
We know that population growth was evident throughout the area but does that mean the number of roofs in the area grew so rapidly that it caused a major and rapid amplification in the number of roofing businesses? What about the number of roofing businesses that claim to specialize in hail or wind related damages? While we’re working on compiling data about the actual number of roofing related businesses (read as businesses with “roofing” in their name), several questions remain about the legitimacy of these companies advertising themselves as insurance experts. Some have even gone as far to say they have independent adjusters on staff, or that they have public adjusters waiting to prove the need for their often excessive costs of $600 per square foot on regular 3 tab asphalt composition residential roofing.
What do you think of these roofing related businesses? Assuming all of the damages were legitimate – are the costs that some of these companies associate with them? Read more…
