{"id":765,"date":"2026-10-12T06:40:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/glossary\/appraisal-clause\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:40:31","slug":"appraisal-clause","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/glossary\/appraisal-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Appraisal clause"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero single\">\n<div class=\"hero-inner\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Total Loss Network \/ Glossary<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Appraisal clause<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\">A policy provision that can provide a process for resolving a disagreement over value or amount of loss. Its availability and procedure come from the actual policy and governing law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><main id=\"main\" class=\"core-body\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"module\" id=\"why-the-term-matters\">\n<h2>Why the term matters<\/h2>\n<p>Obtain the full clause, including appraiser selection, umpire procedure and costs. A claim against another driver does not generally give you the contractual rights in that driver\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"module\" id=\"a-question-to-ask\">\n<h2>A question to ask<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWhere does this term appear in my report or policy, and how does it affect this specific calculation or next step?\u201d Ask for a written explanation tied to the document.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"module\" id=\"read-the-full-guide\">\n<h2>Read the full guide<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/guides\/appraisal-clause\/\">Continue with the practical guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"module\" id=\"keep-exploring\">\n<h2>Keep exploring<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/glossary\/\">Browse all glossary<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/states\/oregon\/\">Oregon claim guidance<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/insurance-company-total-loss-claim-guides\/\">Find your insurer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total Loss Network \/ Glossary Appraisal clause A policy provision that can provide a process for resolving a disagreement over value or amount of loss. Its availability and procedure come from the actual policy and governing law. Why the term matters Obtain the full clause, including appraiser selection, umpire procedure and costs. A claim against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":736,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-765","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalloss.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}