Claims & paperwork
Insurance Claim Help in Lavon After a Wreck or Deer Strike
You pay for the policy; you should not have to learn the claims business to use it. We handle the estimate, the photos and the calls about what the first look missed.
Talk your claim over with us — (000) 000-0000How a Shop Helps With a Claim
Most drivers file a body claim rarely, and the process was not designed with them in mind. A deer strike on SH 205 is usually filed under comprehensive, a rock through the windshield may fall under glass coverage, and a crash with another driver can run through their carrier or yours. Each path has its own steps and its own adjuster. We start by writing an estimate that lists every part and operation, backed by photos the adjuster can follow. When we open the car up and find a cracked radiator, a bent bumper reinforcement or a sensor mount that broke, we photograph it and get it added to the claim rather than leave it unrepaired. The claim stays yours; the legwork is ours.
Claim Work We Do on Your Behalf
Here is the paperwork and phone work that comes with a repair claim, and the parts we handle for you.
Sorting out which coverage applies
We help you tell whether the damage reads as collision, comprehensive or a claim against the other driver's policy.
An itemized estimate
Every part, labor operation and refinish step gets its own line, which leaves the adjuster little to guess about.
Photos from every angle
We photograph the damage outside and in, so the record shows what the car looked like when it arrived.
Meeting the adjuster at the car
When the insurer sends someone out or reviews photos, we meet them with the car and the estimate ready.
Hidden damage write-ups
Radiators, brackets and sensor mounts found during teardown are documented with photos and added to the claim as a supplement first.
Procedure pages attached
When the maker calls for a scan, calibration or a part that cannot be reused, we attach that page to the claim.
Help lining up a rental
We let you know what your policy may cover for a rental car and the tow in, and help get it arranged.
A record for the next owner
At the end you receive the closing invoice and a list of what was replaced, worth keeping for whenever the car changes hands.
The Path a Claim Usually Takes
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Report it and bring the car
Your first call is to your insurer, who opens the claim and gives you a number. After that the car comes to us, either under its own power or on a flatbed if it is not safe to drive. Every damaged area gets photographed. Our estimate and those photos go to the adjuster together.
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Get the scope approved
The adjuster reviews our estimate and may inspect the car in person. Where we disagree on a part or a procedure, we explain our reasons with the repair steps in hand. Work begins once the scope is approved and you are comfortable with it. Updates come from us, so you are not left wondering.
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Open it up and close it out
Taking the damaged area apart often reveals more, especially behind a bumper that met a deer. That gets written up as a supplement, and it waits for approval before we repair it. At the finish, the final bill goes to the insurer and you settle only your deductible, if one applies.
Why Owners Let Us Carry the Claim
Nothing hidden gets left behind
A front end that looks like a bumper and a grille often hides a cracked radiator or a broken mount. We find it and write it up, so it gets paid for and fixed.
You choose the shop
Texas law leaves the pick of a body shop up to you, the owner. We explain that plainly if anyone suggests otherwise.
Less phone time for you
Adjusters reach us for photos and details. You hear the outcome without chasing anyone down.
Just Filed a Claim?
Have your claim number handy and give the shop a call. From there we lay out what happens next and get eyes on the car.
Let's talk about your claim — (000) 000-0000