Will there be One Price To Rule Them All?

Catch up on Episode 103 and join us next week for Episode 104 as we dive deeper into the topic of defending your pricing as a contractor without being defensive.

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve. Sponsored by EPIC Estimates, Advocate Claim Service, Restoration Technical Institute (RIA), Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), and How To Suck Less At Estimating by Jon Isaacson.

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Our guest Brendon Rumsey, Rumsey Construction & Restoration (South Carolina) joins us to discuss some of his experiences with getting into property restoration (insurance claims), collaborating with local contractors, and learning to defend your pathway to profitability as a contractor. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 An odd way to start

2:23 A rooftop confrontation with State Farm

12:18 From rooftops to water damage mitigation

16:47 Water damage symposium in Washington

18:21 On the verge of bankruptcy

23:31 Connecting locally with national resources

#contractor #insurance #claims #podcast

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

EPIC Estimates, winner of the RIA's 2023 Contractor's Choice Award, specializes in writing Xactimate™ and Symbility estimates with speed, precision, and professionalism.

Advocate Claim Service was founded to provide policyholders, brokers, and attorneys with a dedicated claim professional to develop a comprehensive claim presentation strategy. Read David Princeton's column, Dear David, in C&R Magazine.

The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) is excited to offer a new First Time Contractor Member discount program making it more affordable than ever to become a member!

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is a professional certification and standard-development non-profit organization for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries.

Author Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, shares his two decades of professional experience to help anyone involved with, or interested in, the art of estimating to shorten their DANG learning curve for improvement. How To Suck Less At Estimating: Habits For Better Project Outcomes.

Theme Music - It's Only Worth It If You Work For It by NEFFEX

Are you a contractor in the Pacific Northwest (PNW)?

We are hosting our first half-day water damage and insurance claims symposium in Edmonds, Washington on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. This event will feature three Ted-talk style presentations from subject matter experts.

Our speakers will be discussing optimizing technology for mitigation excellence, creative solutions for challenging water damage scenarios, and where water damage insurance claims go bad.

If you'd like to know more about that or how you can support that you can go to thedyojo.com/events

#waterdamage #insurance #claims #propertyrestoration #contractor #education #workshop #training

0:00 Defending your construction business

0:57 Local and regional networking groups

5:00 Customizing your construction pricing

8:36 Contractor advocacy

Contractors face many challenges. Friend of the show, Michelle Blevins, returns for Episode 102 of The DYOJO Podcast to discuss some creative ways employers and managers can better engage their community as they build a local brand. Michelle discusses authentic leadership, the importance of marketing TO the team as consistently as one markets to clients, and the unique opportunity to join with other restoration contractors for Restoring Kindness during the month of May.

0:00 Guest Michelle Blevins of C&R Magazine

2:02 Local, Regional, and National Contractor Networking

7:24 What the heck is Restoring Kindness?

14:09 The Do's and Don'ts of Contractor Marketing

18:26 Simple Budgeting Tips for Project Managers

24:22 Authentic Leadership and Engaging Your Team

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is a professional certification and standard-development non-profit organization for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries.

Advocate Claim Service was founded to provide policyholders, brokers, and attorneys with a dedicated claim professional to develop a comprehensive claim presentation strategy. Read David Princeton's column, Dear David, in C&R Magazine.

The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) Convention and Industry Expo is the industry’s premier event designed to bring together restoration and reconstruction professionals and vendors for networking, education, and discussing the latest industry trends. You won't want to miss this event on April 24-26, 2023 in at Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida.

Author Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, shares his two decades of professional experience to help anyone involved with, or interested in, the art of estimating to shorten their DANG learning curve for improvement. How To Suck Less At Estimating: Habits For Better Project Outcomes. Theme Music - It's

Only Worth It If You Work For It by NEFFEX

On Episode 101 of The DYOJO Podcast we will discuss some of the good, the bad, and the ugly of program work and the insurance claims emergency services and repairs process.

0:00 The P Word = Program Work

4:25 Preferred Vendors and Program Work

8:11 Claims Reviewers and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

11:21 Complaining About Compliance

14:51 Restoring Kindness with Michell Blevins

16:16 Moral High Horsing

17:56 Arbitrary Inclusion and Exclusion

21:15 Changing the Insurance Claims Games with David Princeton and Bill Wilson

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Discussion with David Princeton, Advocate Claim Service, and Bill Wilson, author of When Words Collide, on what contractors and policyholders can do to attempt to equalize the insurance claims games that carriers play.

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - Helping Contractors Shorten Their DANG Learning Curve

How often do policyholders with insurance claims have issues where their roof, siding, flooring, kitchen cabinets, or other materials were the same prior to a water or fire damage occurring, but the insurance company is contesting whether they owe for "matching"?

How specific are insurance policies on the definition and execution of matching materials for claims? We discuss this issue and many more with David Princeton, Advocate Claim Service, and Bill Wilson, author of When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes.

IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 Matching Materials for Insurance Claims

2:13 Alternative Uses for Ozone Machines with Gwyneth Paltrow and IAQ Radio

8:38 Two Insurance Claims Tips with Bill Wilson

12:56 Would You Describe Public Adjusters as Locusts with David Princeton

30:10 An Extreme Interpretation of Insurance Claims Matching

45:34 The Latest Edition of Cleaning & Restoration (C&R) Magazine

49:32 Diminished Value and Insurance Claims

57:21 Roles, Responsibilities, and Hypocrisy during Insurance Negotiations

1:04:00 The Interests in an Insurance Claim (The Claims Standard)

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is a professional certification and standard-development non-profit organization for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries.

Advocate Claim Service was founded to provide policyholders, brokers, and attorneys with a dedicated claim professional to develop a comprehensive claim presentation strategy. Read David Princeton's column, Dear David, in C&R Magazine.

The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) Convention and Industry Expo is the industry’s premier event designed to bring together restoration and reconstruction professionals and vendors for networking, education, and discussing the latest industry trends. You won't want to miss this event on April 24-26, 2023 in at Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida.

Author Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, shares his two decades of professional experience to help anyone involved with, or interested in, the art of estimating to shorten their DANG learning curve for improvement. How To Suck Less At Estimating: Habits For Better Project Outcomes. Theme Music - It's Only Worth It If You Work For It by NEFFEX

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis went on television to warn consumers about unscrupulous contractors and public adjusters. Patronis referred to them as "locusts" and "predators" that complicate the recovery process.   

Patronis says, "The predators are going to come in like a bunch of locusts" while "people are vulnerable."   

No one would dispute that there are bad actors in all sectors. What left many people questioning his choice of words was the status of the insurance claims industry in his state. There are predatory practices in the insurance claims industry, Mr. Patronis places a lopsided amount of the blame on two parties in particular, contractors and public adjusters.   

This is a clip from The DYOJO Podcast Episode 100, which includes guests David Princeton (Guest #1), insurance claims advocate and owner of Advocate Claim Service, as well as insurance policy language guru Bill Wilson, who is also the author of "When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes."  

Join us this week as we break down some of Jimmy Patronis' comments and keep your ears open for the full episode number 100 to be released soon. The DYOJO Podcast - Helping Contractors Shorten Their DANG Learning Curve.

Have you observed the popular series Last of Us on HBO Max? 

Without spoiling too much of the show, this is a zombie-type thriller where the contagion is not a virus or a bacteria, but a parasitic fungus. Cordyceps, an actual mold known to take over the minds and bodies of entire ant colonies, is the culprit.   

In anticipation of the property restoration and mold remediation companies seizing upon the elevated discourse regarding microbial growth due to this pop culture fixture, The DYOJO has created an advertisement as an exemplar.   Which mold removal contractor will be the first to utilize the horrors of Last of Us, an apocalyptic thriller set in the near future, to promote their assessment and remediation services?   

Join us as we cross between modern cinematic storytelling and real-world horrors in a clip adapted from Episode 99 of The DYOJO Podcast ("Let Us Speak of Moldy Things").   

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve.