Insurance Appraisal Guides & Claim Documentation
Practical guides to the Texas property insurance appraisal process, written by an IAUA CPAU certified appraiser. The guides cover documenting hail and wind damage, invoking the appraisal clause, ACV vs RCV, what a Xactimate estimate contains, and how an umpire decides the amount of loss. Every guide here is about the amount of a loss: none of them decides whether a loss is covered. Browse the guides by topic, or start with the service page a guide belongs to. Every article carries the date it was published and the date it was last updated.
Quick facts
- The guides are written by an IAUA Certified Professional Appraiser & Umpire (CPAU).
- Marshall Smith holds an active Texas Department of Insurance license number 1642160.
- Marshall Services covers hail, wind, hurricane, fire and water damage claims, serving Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, and California.
- Documentation includes FAA Part 107 certified drone documentation.
- Response is within 24–48 hours, and the phone number is 972-322-0752.