Apex Damage Appraisals helps Charlottesville-area owners document diminished value and handle appraisal-clause disputes. It's familiar ground: Geoff opened his first appraisal franchise in Charlottesville in 1993, at 19.
Three decades later, he brings the view from every side of the claim: appraiser, staff adjuster, and collision repair operations. That's useful when an insurer's number and your repair facility's number don't line up.
Three sides to every claim. I've worked all of them. Geoff Albach has spent 33 years in the industry as an independent appraiser, an insurance staff adjuster, and a collision repair operations director.
Your car was repaired, but an accident history lowers what buyers will pay. We document that loss. Start a DV claim →
Disagree with your insurer on the damage amount? Your own appraiser can represent your side. Start an appraisal →
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Yes. We schedule inspections in the Charlottesville area and can begin from photos and repair records.
If your policy has an appraisal clause, either side can usually invoke it, and each picks its own appraiser. See Right to Appraisal.
No, but newer, lower-mileage vehicles with significant repairs usually show the largest loss.
General information, not legal advice. Talk to a Virginia attorney about your specific claim.
Carriers and claims firms needing field appraisals in the Charlottesville, VA area can see our insurer services or, for insurers only, use the insurer claim assignment form.
Call or text Geoff at 434-665-6059.
