Hartman Inventory Offers After-Disaster Services

Jan. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Hartman Inventory announces they now provide after-a-disaster inventory services. When starting their business in 2004, owners Mike and Cindy Hartman offered only disaster preparedness inventory services to homeowners. At the request of one of their customers, they expanded into serving the small and medium business owners as well. About 4 years ago, local attorneys suggested that the Hartmans add estate settlement services to assist executors with the state-required information. And now, again in response to requests, they work with the customer to recreate an inventory of the household or business contents after they experienced a loss due to a fire, tornado or other disaster.

There is normally a 60-day window for the policyholder to submit their Proof of Loss Statement to the insurance company. Often people have difficulty completing this requirement due to emotional stress, and often just don’t have the time due to family needs and fulfilling obligations at work.

“We have received calls from people desperately seeking assistance because they didn’t have a list of their belongings already created. We wanted to help,” explained Cindy Hartman, President.

Hartman Inventory is an independent 3rd party inventory service provider, not a public adjuster. Their role is to help the disaster victim create a fair and honest inventory by helping pull all the information together, plus provide the time-consuming task of researching replacement values. To help establish a harmonious process, they inform the insurance agent and the insurance adjuster of their involvement, learn what information the insurance company needs and provide it in the format preferred. The end result is a more thoroughly completed claim, with a faster and maximized settlement.

It is best to be prepared and have an inventory of one’s belongings before there is a need to file a claim. The documentation will be more thorough, with photos to prove ownership, and prepared when time constraints, emotion and frustration are not present.

# # #

About Hartman Inventory: Established in 2004, this husband and wife team provider personal property inventory services for disaster preparedness/recovery, estate planning and settlement, divorce, prenuptials, moving, placing items in storage and any other time one needs a list of what they own. For businesses, this information is provided for asset lists, buying/selling a business, proof of asset values when applying for a loan or line of credit.