Salvage consultant
Loss appraisal and salvage services for commercial and industrial goods
RELIABILITY – EFFICIENCY – PROFESSIONALISM
“Since 1996, we have been establishing the actual value of damaged goods, so that every settlement remains fair.”
Our Expertise
Our services
Complete inventory of goods
We offer a complete inventory service, whether to list the damaged goods, to verify the coinsurance clause (if applicable), or both.
Our expertise covers all commercial and industrial goods. We appraise cargo, food, clothing, textiles, building materials and much more.
salvage and recovery
We offer a complete post-loss salvage service for all kinds of damaged property, to prevent further damage. We also provide a fast and efficient service for disposing of recoverable damaged assets, significantly reducing the total indemnity payable after a loss. By maximizing the salvage proceeds we obtain, we help minimize losses.
We put our extensive national and international database of potential buyers at insurers’ service, to ensure you get the best possible salvage proceeds.
Partial loss settlement negotiation and recommendation
Support for claims adjusters on complex or disputed files. We document the nature, extent and percentage of the loss to support a fair, reasonable and defensible settlement.
Our involvement and expertise can greatly assist the final settlement negotiations agreed upon by insurers and/or claims adjusters.
Detailed appraisal reports
Our reports describe the extent of damage to the affected goods and their value on the date of loss. In keeping with our business ethics, every aspect of a claim for goods is detailed clearly and efficiently. We also offer document-based appraisals. The specialized field of insurance sometimes requires appraising property that was destroyed in a loss.
In those cases, we appraise the loss from the available documents to establish the amount of compensation.
about us
Who we are
Our story began on May 16, 1996. After 11 years of experience with another major salvage company, André Douville decided to go into business for himself, offering damage appraisal services in the commercial and industrial sectors, post-loss salvage, and insolvency auctioneering.
The team has grown since then: Les Consultants en Récupération A. Douville & Assoc. Ltée has gone from a one-man operation to a close-knit family business. Two new appraisers have joined the team: Bianca Douville (his daughter) and Éric Gauthier (his son-in-law).
Our different fields of study and expertise complement one another and have allowed us to broaden our areas of specialization.
Team
Our team
André Douville
Founder and President
Appraiser, salvager and reviewer
Bianca Douville
Field appraiser, salvager and project manager
Éric Gauthier
Field appraiser, salvager and project manager
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Inventory, appraisal, salvage and reporting: we handle the goods portion of your claim, from the first inspection to the final settlement.
