Insurance

American Appraisal’s first engagement in 1896 was an insurance appraisal of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. Since then, our name has been closely linked with the insurance industry

Who We Serve
In addition to providing our valuation services to insured property owners, our clients in the insurance industry also include:

• Brokers
• Underwriters
• Governmental and other public-sector risk pools
• Church and other nonprofit insurance organizations
• Risk managers
• Insurance consultants and advisors

What We Do
American Appraisal’s work in the insurance industry includes:

• Insurance placement and risk management
• Deal sourcing
• Due diligence
• Transfer pricing and tax restructuring advice
• Financing and debt advisory
• Fair value accounting for business combinations under FASB ASC 805 and IFRS 3
• Impairment testing under ASC 350 and 360 and IAS 36
• Fair market value opinions for regulatory and tax compliance
• Fairness and solvency opinions
• Cost segregation studies

Recent Experience
American Appraisal's recent experience includes:

• Property insurance appraisals of more than 4,400 buildings throughout North America for a Lloyd's of London syndicate
• Preferred provider of property insurance appraisals for one of the largest property insurance underwriters in the United States
• Pre transaction due diligence and valuation for a global insurance company buying an underwriting agent in the Netherlands
• Purchase price allocation for a FTSE 100 insurer following its purchase of a European business
• Valuation of shares in a FTSE quoted broking business 
• 86 power-generating facilities in 20 different countries
• Historic properties including Churchill Downs, Union Station (Washington DC) and many state capitol buildings

Why American Appraisal?

American Appraisal serve some of the world’s largest and most specialised insurance brokers, underwriters and risk managers. Our insurance industry clients rely on American Appraisal to provide accurate, supportable valuation reports.