Insurers Systematically Undervalue Post-Accident Diminished Value Claims
When a third-party's insurer causes vehicle damage, diminished value claims — the permanent resale loss from accident history appearing on vehicle reports — are routinely calculated with opaque, low-ball methodologies. Luxury and clean-history vehicles suffer disproportionate market value loss that insurers refuse to properly compensate. Claimants have no transparent benchmark or enforcement lever.
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