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Ed Speaks
R&R Editor-in-Cheif Michelle Blevins hosts The Restoration Lawyer, Ed Cross about his efforts with RIA’s Advocacy & Government Affairs Committee
Xactware Founder, Bill Loveland, Responds to Questions from Ed Cross About Xactimate.
Xactware Founder, Bill Loveland, takes the stage at RIA’s 2019 Fire Summit after expressing a desire to set the record straight about what he had heard from AGA.
He agreed to take questions and responded to pointed questions from Ed Cross about the accuracy and stagnation of Xactimate prices, the imperfectness of their system, their intention that Xactimate prices only be used for “reference,” and Xactware’s commitment to work with RIA to improve the process.
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How to NOT Get Roasted in a Deposition
5 Tips for the Subpoenaed & a Music Video A deposition can be a traumatic experience. Depositions are a tool used by the parties to gather oral evidence during the discovery process. Not only could the process of being deposed be excruciating, but it could also be expensive. If you have a looming deposition, it Read More

Pennsylvania Decides Again that Assignments of Bad Faith to Restorers are Valid
Pennsylvania Federal Court held that bad faith claims could be assigned to a third party, such as a restoration company, who alleged injury from the insurer’s conduct in adjusting the claim. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) insured 1133 Columbia LLC’s property (“Columbia”). Royal Water Damage Restoration (“Royal Water”) performed mitigation, remediation, and Read More

Cross Examination: Don’t Let Your Cats Turn Into Dogs
How to Manage the Risks of Catastrophe Recovery Work Entering the CAT world is one of the riskiest business decisions a contractor can make. If you plan to pick up your business and move it to a disaster area for a month or more, you must consider everything. Many contractors race to the disaster area Read More