The days of indirect, inaccurate and slow motion exterior insurance restoration claims adjusting are becoming obsolete. There is definitely a trend starting in a new direction.

Two important reasons are the need for contractors to restore property quickly and the increasing wariness of insurance companies in trusting random contractors regarding the scope of damages after storm events.

The severity of damaging storms are on the rise—unfortunately most contractors are still stuck in 20th century mindsets and practices and with the job market suffering; more inexperienced entrepreneurs are entering our industry. Storm Guard is leading the way with new franchisees, strategic partnerships and uniform practices.

Growth Through Franchising

Storm Guard is excited to launch our new franchise office in the Dallas/Fort Worth. This new franchise opened in May 5, 2012 and is owned and operated by business partners David Waxman and Michael Pollack. Mr. Waxman's experience in business process simplification and Mr. Pollack's extensive expertise in franchising marketing will contribute much to this Storm Guard franchise. Storm Guard, Dallas/Fort Worth is already providing regional property owners with focused insurance restoration construction offerings, utilizing our streamlined and quick turnaround restoration approaches.

Franchise Broker Representation

“As part of our expanding growth, Storm Guard Franchise Systems management team are pleased to announce acceptance by and a new strategic associations with FranChoice and FranNet both highly respected franchise consulting firms that have helped thousands of entrepreneurs find the right franchise opportunity.” says Jim Linehan, CEO of Storm Guard Franchise Systems. “There is no obligation or cost for FranChoice or FranNet franchise consulting services, or for information about a franchise Storm Guard franchise opportunity.”

FranChoice and FranNet through their broker networks are able to provide a win-win scenario for the franchisee candidate, and for the franchisor. FranChoice and FranNet have been very successful in matching entrepreneurs by avoiding the confusion of researching the overwhelming myriad franchise opportunities and concentrating on those that have been expertly pre-screened.

Andrew Horton, VP Business Development FranChoice states, “We are very excited to be working with Storm Guard as they expand their brand across the U.S. When you combine that with the incredible unit level economics and the strong executive team Jim Linehan, CEO Storm Guard has built; I believe this will be a great partnership for both of us as we help Storm Guard find the right executive level franchisees and expand their brand over the next few years.” Chad Wright, Director of Franchise Development, FranNet says, “FranNet is very excited to launch Storm Guard. The way their system is structured around a needs based service truly makes it recession 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 everything during the claims process in the most up-to-date, technologically sound and least troublesome manner for our representatives, customers and their insurance companies. Our efforts to go direct with insurance carriers are now being established through an alliance with Symbility. Symbility Mobile Claims is the industry's leading field estimating solution for enhancing adjuster and third-party contractor productivity. Mobile Claims allows field staff to capture claims information in virtually any form to quickly and easily generate on-site estimates, even in extreme conditions and with no internet access. Jim Linehan, CEO states, “Our efforts to go direct with carriers are being established through our new alliance with Symbility, a Managed Repair Services Provider (MRP). Other contractors are being charged 8%-11% of each claim and then finding MRPs are not meeting expectations because they are working with restoration contractors who are still utilizing less sophisticated claim-to-build procedural systems, leading to delays and confusion. Due to these issues, most MRP relationships are really only acting as unproductive middle men to contractors. This adds unnecessary costs, delays and bureaucratic burdens. “Our new streamlined and tech-savvy Storm Guard Managed Repair Program instead allows insurance companies to deal with the same organization after storm events with consistent professional standards for all of their insured's claims.” Jim adds. “Damage inspections, estimating, adjuster interactions, claims processing and restoration work are all standardized and then warranted by our local Storm Guard offices. All uniformed into one clean package.”

Tech-Savvy Restoration

Storm Guard has robust workflow management solutions providing every 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 the claim instantly, eliminating costly follow-up visits and transforming on-site estimates to on-site settlements.

Benefits include:

· Enabling collaboration across the claims processing cycle

· Accelerating the loss site claims estimating

· Reducing time and cost to settlement

· Improving customer satisfaction

· Industry leading ease in training representatives

If you are ready to eliminate time-consuming, mismanaged or potentially fraudulent exterior insurance restoration claims and streamline your contractor services by using a company providing a true leadership role, then call Storm Guard. We'll provide you with an attractive direct restoration services option that adds value at every 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 processes without disrupting your critical claims operations.

Visit www.stromguardrestoration.com to learn about all the advantages of SG's direct restoration services. www.stormguardfranchise.com to learn about franchising opportunities.

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