State Adjusting Services

Claims we handle

Every claim type. One standard.

Whatever damaged your property, the job is the same: document everything, value it independently, and negotiate until the settlement matches the loss.

19 claim types 4.9★ on Google $0 upfront Since 2019 in Illinois
01 Hail DamageBruised shingles, cracked siding and dented metal — damage adjusters routinely undercount from the ground. Fractured shingle mats that only show…Matching 02 Storm DamageWhen one storm hits roof, siding, fence and interior at once, the claim has a dozen moving parts. We run all of them. Interior water damage traced to…Detached structures 03 Wind DamageCreased shingles and broken seals fail in the next storm — we make sure they count in this claim. Broken adhesive sealsCreased shingles counted as… 04 Water DamageBurst pipes, appliance failures and roof leaks — fast-moving claims where the first 48 hours decide the outcome. Saturated insulation and wet framing…Flooring continuity 05 Burst Pipe DamageA line that let go in seconds or a joint that wept for months — the entire claim turns on which version the carrier accepts. Wet insulation, bottom plates and…Water that travelled 06 Flood DamageSurface water, sewer backup and sump failure claims — coverage lines most homeowners discover too late. Sewer/drain backup endorsements the…Category 3 contamination protocols 07 Sewer BackupCovered only by an endorsement, and that endorsement carries its own small cap — the number almost nobody knows until the basement is already full. The endorsement limit itselfContents, which in a basement are… 08 Mold DamagePaid only as a consequence of a covered water loss, and only up to a small separate cap — so what gets charged to that cap decides the claim. Water-damage tear-out charged against…The rebuild of material removed for… 09 Ice & Snow DamageIce dams, snow-load stress and freeze events — winter claims Illinois carriers see coming and price low. Wet insulation above the stainShingle and underlayment damage at the… 10 Roof CollapseWhether the damage meets the policy’s own definition of collapse decides the claim — and most current forms define that word far more narrowly than the roof looks. Debris removal, which on most forms is…Emergency shoring, temporary roofing… 11 Lightning DamageOne strike, three separate losses — the structure it entered, the wiring it travelled through and everything with a circuit board in it. The roof entry point itselfHardwired systems priced one at a time… 12 Smoke & Soot DamageSoot, residue and odor with nothing burned — the fire claim carriers most often reduce to a wipe-down and a duct cleaning. The HVAC system itselfAttic insulation and wall cavities 13 Fire & Smoke DamageThe highest-stakes claim there is — structure, smoke, contents and living expenses, all negotiated at once. Smoke contamination in HVAC systems,…Full replacement-cost contents… 14 Tornado DamageCatastrophic wind events with overwhelmed carriers and rushed inspections — when representation matters most. Structural racking that makes a…Uplift damage to roof framing… 15 Explosion DamageGas, appliance and equipment explosions — complex causation questions with serious money on the table. Pressure-wave damage distant from the…Structural assessment of framing and… 16 Vandalism & TheftBreak-ins, vandalism and malicious mischief — claims where documentation discipline decides the payout. Building damage caused during the theftFull replacement value of stolen… 17 Business InterruptionThe one part of a commercial claim nobody can photograph — lost income has to be built out of your own records, and the carrier reads those records its own way. Extra expenseContinuing expenses that did not stop… 18 Commercial Theft & BurglaryA break-in at a business is settled on inventory records, not on the broken door — and the commercial form has exclusions a homeowners policy never had. The damage done getting in and outStolen stock valued at cost when the… 19 Frozen Pipe DamageThe water damage is rarely in question — the claim is decided by whether heat was maintained, and the records that prove it are gone within weeks. The heat record itselfTear-out and replacement of the wall,… 20 Denied ClaimsA denial letter names one provision and one set of facts. We check both against your policy and the evidence, and tell you plainly whether it can be answered. The wrong provision appliedAn inspection that saw part of the…

Don’t see your loss here? These are the most common — not the limit. If a covered peril damaged your residential or commercial property in Illinois, bring us the claim and we’ll give you a straight answer.

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