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Washington

Your AI Accident Assistant for Washington.

We handle Washington property-damage claims end-to-end — body shop, rental, total loss, diminished value, loss-of-use, and recovery dollars.

How Washington treats your claim

Total loss threshold
Total Loss Formula (per-claim)

Owner can choose.

Appraisal clause
Mandatory in policies

Typical window: 10 days from disagreement.

Diminished value (DV) recovery
Recoverable

Moeller v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Washington, 173 Wn.2d 264, 267 P.3d 998 (Wash. 2011)

Loss-of-use (extended rental)
Recoverable as damages
Statute of limitations
3 years
Small claims cap
$10,000
Fault rule
Pure comparative fault
First-party PA license
Not required for consumer DIY

RCW 48.17 (Insurance Producers/Adjusters); 48.17.390 (separate PA license); 48.17.430 ($5K surety bond)

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What Claimoe does for Washington claims

  • · Drafts every adjuster email for your approval, with Washington-specific language and citations.
  • · Calculates your diminished value using the 17c framework and Moeller v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Washington, 173 Wn.2d 264, 267 P.3d 998 (Wash. 2011).
  • · Tracks the 10-day appraisal-clause window and invokes it when your carrier holds.
  • · Files loss-of-use extensions if your rental cap expires before repair completes.
  • · Watches your case 24/7 and only pings you when you need to decide.

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Drafted by AI · Washington rules summarized for general information; not legal advice. We update each state as carriers and legislatures change. Source citations linked from your case dashboard.