The days of indirect, inaccurate and slow motion exteriorinsurance restoration claims adjusting are becoming obsolete. Thereis definitely a trend starting in a new direction.

Two important reasons are the need for contractors to restoreproperty quickly and the increasing wariness of insurance companiesin trusting random contractors regarding the scope of damages afterstorm events.

The severity of damaging storms are on the rise—unfortunatelymost contractors are still stuck in 20th century mindsets andpractices and with the job market suffering; more inexperiencedentrepreneurs are entering our industry. Storm Guard is leading theway with new franchisees, strategic partnerships and uniformpractices.

Growth Through Franchising

Storm Guard is excited to launch our new franchise officein the Dallas/Fort Worth. This new franchiseopened in May 5, 2012 and is owned and operated by businesspartners David Waxman and Michael Pollack. Mr. Waxman'sexperience in business process simplification and Mr. Pollack'sextensive expertise in franchising marketing will contribute muchto this Storm Guard franchise. Storm Guard, Dallas/FortWorth is already providing regional property owners with focusedinsurance restoration construction offerings, utilizing ourstreamlined and quick turnaround restoration approaches.

Franchise Broker Representation

“As part of our expanding growth, Storm Guard Franchise Systemsmanagement team are pleased to announce acceptance by and a newstrategic associations with FranChoice and FranNet both highlyrespected franchise consulting firms that have helped thousands ofentrepreneurs find the right franchise opportunity.” says JimLinehan, CEO of Storm Guard Franchise Systems. “There isno obligation or cost for FranChoice or FranNet franchiseconsulting services, or for information about a franchise StormGuard franchise opportunity.”

FranChoice and FranNet through their broker networks are able toprovide a win-win scenario for the franchisee candidate, and forthe franchisor. FranChoice and FranNet have been very successful inmatching entrepreneurs by avoiding the confusion of researching theoverwhelming myriad franchise opportunities and concentrating onthose that have been expertly pre-screened.

Andrew Horton, VP Business Development FranChoice states, “Weare very excited to be working with Storm Guard as they expandtheir brand across the U.S. When you combine that with theincredible unit level economics and the strong executive team JimLinehan, CEO Storm Guard has built; I believe this will be a greatpartnership for both of us as we help Storm Guard find the rightexecutive level franchisees and expand their brand over the nextfew years.” Chad Wright, Director of Franchise Development, FranNetsays, “FranNet is very excited to launch Storm Guard. The way theirsystem is structured around a needs based service truly makes itrecession resistant.” 

Managed Repair Provider Relationship

With our expanding franchise base and national broker presence,it has become apparent to Storm Guard that we have to do everythingduring the claims process in the most up-to-date, technologicallysound and least troublesome manner for our representatives,customers and their insurance companies. Our efforts to go directwith insurance carriers are now being established through analliance with Symbility. Symbility Mobile Claims is the industry'sleading field estimating solution for enhancing adjuster andthird-party contractor productivity. Mobile Claims allows fieldstaff to capture claims information in virtually any form toquickly and easily generate on-site estimates, even in extremeconditions and with no internet access. Jim Linehan, CEO states,“Our efforts to go direct with carriers are being establishedthrough our new alliance with Symbility, a Managed Repair ServicesProvider (MRP). Other contractors are being charged 8%-11% of eachclaim and then finding MRPs are not meeting expectations becausethey are working with restoration contractors who are stillutilizing less sophisticated claim-to-build procedural systems,leading to delays and confusion. Due to these issues, most MRPrelationships are really only acting as unproductive middle men tocontractors. This adds unnecessary costs, delays and bureaucraticburdens. “Our new streamlined and tech-savvy Storm Guard ManagedRepair Program instead allows insurance companies to deal with thesame organization after storm events with consistent professionalstandards for all of their insured's claims.” Jim adds. “Damageinspections, estimating, adjuster interactions, claims processingand restoration work are all standardized and then warranted by ourlocal Storm Guard offices. All uniformed into one cleanpackage.”

Tech-Savvy Restoration

Storm Guard has robust workflow management solutions providingevery stakeholder in the claims process with a secure rapid access,enabling faster communication to reduce time-to-resolution.Compiling claims on-site means the insured can also review theclaim instantly, eliminating costly follow-up visits andtransforming on-site estimates to on-sitesettlements. 

Benefits include:

·     Enablingcollaboration across the claims processing cycle

·     Acceleratingthe loss site claims estimating

·     Reducing timeand cost to settlement

·     Improvingcustomer satisfaction

·     Industryleading ease in training representatives

If you are ready to eliminate time-consuming, mismanaged orpotentially fraudulent exterior insurance restoration claims andstreamline your contractor services by using a company providing atrue leadership role, then call Storm Guard. We'll provide you withan attractive direct restoration services option that adds value atevery stage of the claims process. With Storm Guard as a partner,you can offer relevant and streamlined solutions to your customers,as well as reduce waste and enhance cost-saving internal processeswithout disrupting your critical claims operations.

Visit www.stromguardrestoration.com tolearn about all the advantages of SG's direct restorationservices. www.stormguardfranchise.com tolearn about franchising opportunities.