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What Attorneys Should Look for in a Neutral Appraisal Professional

by Russ Lis | Nov 12, 2025 | Attorneys and the Appraisal Process

The umpire is often the most consequential person in an appraisal proceeding, since the umpire’s vote becomes decisive whenever the two party-appraisers cannot agree, yet the umpire is typically selected jointly by two appraisers who were themselves chosen by...

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Preparing a Client for the Appraisal Process

by Russ Lis | Nov 11, 2025 | Attorneys and the Appraisal Process

Clients arriving at appraisal for the first time often carry expectations shaped by what they know about litigation, mediation, or simple claims negotiation, and none of those models describes appraisal accurately. Part of an attorney’s job before the process...

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Confirming, Modifying, and Challenging Appraisal Awards

by Russ Lis | Nov 10, 2025 | Attorneys and the Appraisal Process

An appraisal award does not become a court judgment on its own. Once two of the three participants, typically the umpire and one of the two party appraisers, sign a written award setting the amount of loss, most policies treat that figure as binding on the question it...

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Settlement Timing Around an Appraisal

by Russ Lis | Nov 9, 2025 | Attorneys and the Appraisal Process

Timing questions surround nearly every appraisal, and they rarely have a single answer. When does the clock start on a demand for appraisal. When must payment follow a signed award. Does invoking appraisal pause a lawsuit, or does it run alongside one. Each of these...

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Appraisal Resolution is an independent, neutral property insurance appraiser and umpire. Our work is limited to one thing: forming a fair, impartial opinion of the amount of loss under the appraisal provision of a policy. We do not act as a public adjuster, advocate for either party, investigate claims, or determine coverage, and appraisers on both sides of a dispute regularly retain us for umpire work for exactly that reason. We are not attorneys or accountants, so nothing here is legal, tax, or coverage advice. The articles in our library are general education, written with care when published; codes, materials, prices, and practices evolve, and older pieces may not always reflect current conditions.

What Attorneys Should Look for in a Neutral Appraisal Professional

Preparing a Client for the Appraisal Process

Confirming, Modifying, and Challenging Appraisal Awards

Settlement Timing Around an Appraisal

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