DVCHECK – Diminished Value Experts
Founded by Jim Marshall, a licensed auto appraiser with more than 25 years of experience specializing in diminished value appraisals, vehicle valuation, and insurance claims.
Trusted Diminished Value Experts
DVCHECK is a nationwide provider of DIMINISHED VALUE APPRAISAL REPORTS for cars that will help you document and recover your vehicle’s diminished value after an accident. We’re committed to helping you recover the full amount of your vehicle’s lost value.
The best way to prove your claim is to hire licensed, highly qualified, competent, and independent diminished value experts.
That’s what you’ll get if your hire DVCHECK – a company founded by Jim Marshall.
Jim is well known among diminished value appraisers with over 25 years of auto appraisal and insurance industry claims experience with well-known Fortune 500 companies such as Kemper and SAFECO.
He is part of an elite group of nationally recognized diminished value experts. Unlike other online competitors who will simply plug your information into a simple software program, Jim will review your vehicle from bumper to bumper and create a customized report with all the details you’ll need to accurately document your diminished value claim.
He’ll prepare your diminished value report based on inside industry information and according to USPAP compliant documentation standards that are widely accepted by insurance companies. This will significantly improve your DIMINISHED VALUE RESULTS.
And most importantly, Jim has previous experience managing an insurance company’s diminished value department. That means he’s seen thousands of claims just like yours so he knows exactly what insurance companies will accept as proof of your diminished value claim.
Jim also publishes a diminished value blog that will help keep you current on the latest trends in the industry.
Professional Credentials
In addition to over 25 years of industry experience, Jim Marshall holds several industy-recognized credentials including:
Licensed Auto Appraiser - Holds state-issued auto appraiser and insurance adjuster licenses in several key states where specialized licensing is required for vehicle appraisal services. These state credentials require meeting specific qualifications established by each jurisdiction and demonstrate a commitment to providing professional, compliant appraisal services.
CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) – The CPCU designation is a highly respected insurance industry credential requiring extensive coursework, examinations, ethics training, and verified experience in property and casualty insurance, risk management, and claims.
AIC (Associate in Claims) – A professional designation focused on claim handling, policy overage analysis, and insurance claim practices.
ASE Certified Damage Analysis and Estimating – Certification demonstrating knowledge in analyzing collision damage, writing and reviewing repair estimates, and understanding vehicle repair procedures.
I-CAR Trained - Completed advanced I-CAR training covering collision damage analysis, estimating systems, structural and mechanical damage, advanced vehicle systems, repair quality control, and emerging automotive technologies.
These credentials, combined with decades of insurance claims and appraisal experience, allow DVCHECK to provide professional vehicle appraisal services backed by industry knowledge, detailed analysis, and documentation designed to withstand review by insurance companies, attorneys, courts, and other parties.
It takes highly qualified diminished value appraisers to properly document and prove your claim. For help with your claim, please call us at (850) 201-1950.
