GAB Robins - insurance appraisals, reserve studies

About GAB Robins

GAB Robins has been successfully providing property insurance expertise since it was founded more than a century ago. GAB Robins’ approach to servicing our clients is to understand and address the needs of each individual client. This approach has allowed us to win acceptance with our clients and ensures they receive consistent and quality service that meets or exceeds their expectations.

Our company has a proven history or stability, financial strength and respect in the marketplace We will be there when you need us. Generally, insurance appraisal or reserve study firms usually perform their services in a localized market with fewer appraisers, thus potentially having limitations. With GAB Robins being a national company with tenure in the marketplace and resources, we are able to perform appraisals and/or reserve studies on properties of any size throughout the US, Canada, Mexico or Caribbean.

About our Staff

GAB Robins has appraisers based strategically throughout the United States. Our personnel have extensive experience in providing our services for virtually every type of property. Our appraisal division consists only of tenured people with no less than 10 years experience in the construction and content valuation business. ACI (Association of Construction Inspectors) have designated our appraisers as Certified Construction Inspectors. Our Reserve Studies are produced by our Reserve Specialist personnel. These reserve specialists have a designation received from the CAI (Community Association Institute) and have proven their expertise through both formal education programs and substantial reserve study field experience.

About our Insurance Appraisal/Reserve Study Division

The sole function of this division is to provide accurate insurance appraisals, content appraisals and reserve studies for our clients. The estimated replacement cost values reported in our valuations are derived through a number of methods. The primary method utilized for estimating the replacement cost in our Insurance Appraisals is provided through a software system called Timberline by the Sage Corporation. This estimating software is used by a large number of construction, engineering and architectural companies in the United States. The database within Timberline for estimating the replacement costs is RS Means. RS Means is an established and reputable construction data collection company which has been a prominent provider since 1940. The labor wage rates and material costs used are localized to the property’s location and pricing is based by zip codes which assures greater accuracy. Additionally, the database allows custom cost inputs from the market place furthering its accuracy. All of the replacement costs contained in our analysis include the contractor’s overhead and profit, all labor, taxes and insurance costs as well as general building conditions. In addition to this cost data, our appraisers have formed relationships in the marketplace with general contractors and architectural and engineering firms, which are utilized in support of the cost data found in the Timberline software as needed.

Our central office maintains a complete database of every insurance appraisal and reserve study performed on behalf of our clients. This ensures that should you have questions or need a copy of a report at a later date, it will be provided for you.

BENEFITS OF GAB ROBINS

GAB Robins Provides		Client Benefits
	GAB Robins has a history of more than a century of service to our clients. Our stability and longevity in the marketplace is second to none.		We will always be here to service your Insurance Appraisal, Content Appraisal and Reserve Study needs.
	GAB Robins is considered by agents, insurance carriers and property management companies as the leading insurance appraisal provider.		This market place respect is due to our professionalism which is demonstrated through our detailed reports and site inspections.
	Our insurance appraisals are accepted by every insurance carrier in the world.		Allows our client’s agent to shop for the best possible insurance coverage and premium.
	Our Appraisal and Reserve Study Division has over 40 years of extensive experience providing services for just about every type of property ranging from condominiums, country clubs, large single family homes, estates, municipalities, commercial properties, hospitals, etc.		Demonstrates diversity and experience of different building and construction types which translates to more accurate reports.
	GAB Robins utilizes the best in construction cost software in the market place to insure current cost information is the most accurate available. Replacement cost data is based on local labor and material cost where the property is located.		We use only the best and most reliable in the industry. Our cost data is not regional data but rather labor and material costs specific to where the property is located. This provides more accurate valuations in our reports.
	GAB Robins maintains a complete database of every insurance appraisal & reserve study performed on behalf of our clients.		In case of a loss at the property our database of previous reports and photographs are there for our client’s use to help in a speedy resolution of the loss.

GAB Robins - 610 Crescent Court, Suite 212, Lake Mary, FL 32746 - Toll Free: 800-248-3376 (FL Only) - Phone: 407-805-0086 extension 379 - Fax: 407-805-9921. Members and professional service providers of CAI (Community Associations Institute). Professional members of ACI (Association of Construction Inspectors)