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Keep debris until adjusters approve disposal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keep a loss log.<\/strong> Date, rep name, call summary\u2014everything.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leverage multiple estimates.<\/strong> Competing bids are negotiating ammo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mitigate immediately.<\/strong> Receipts for fans and tarps prove diligence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use a public adjuster<\/strong> on losses over $10 K; they work for 10\u201315 % of the final settlement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remain cordial but firm.<\/strong> The first offer is rarely the best.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Need an insurer-ready estimate? 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