Skipton & Associates, Inc.
is licensed in multiple states to adjust insurance claims. We are currently licensed in
Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Utah with other licenses pending. |
We have extensive experience in adjusting all types of losses, for both residential and commercial properties.
Over the years, we have handled claims from a few thousand dollars to several million dollars.
Our team combines decades of actual construction experience, formal college degrees and numerous insurance education certificates. Skipton & Associates, Inc.'s founder and president is one of only a handful of insurance claims professionals in the State of Arizona to have earned the prestigious "Property Claims Law Specialist" designation.
Skipton & Associates, Inc. is uniquely qualified to represent your interests, as we have extensive experience adjusting losses for the Insurance Company. This experience gives us a significant advantage in representing you, as our intimate knowledge of their processes and procedures is a strategic advantage in obtaining the maximum benefits allowable under your policy.
We encourage you to request a copy of our professional curriculum vitae and you will see that our qualifications substantially exceed those of our competitors and of most Company adjusters.
Our Staff...
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David Skipton, BSBA, PCLS
President/Executive Adjuster
Mr. David Skipton holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing/Accountancy; over the last two decades he has handled dozens of multi-million dollar insurance claims and over the previous decade was in the restaurant design/construction industry where he was involved in the construction of more than 150 restaurants and foodservice facilities. David's hands-on construction experience is a significant benefit in investigating and estimating structural damages.
David has completed numerous insurance industry education courses and is one the very few insurance adjusters to achieve the prestigious Property Claims Law Specialist designation, which is an intensive group of insurance law courses designed to educate the student in understanding and applying court room decisions to everyday insurance coverage situations.
David's formal education in accounting and extensive forensic accounting experience
has proven to be a significant benefit in the favorable resolution of Loss of business income claims.
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Justin Skipton, BS
Executive Vice President/Adjuster
Mr. Justin Skipton holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University and has completed numerous insurance industry education courses. Justin continues to take claim adjusting courses to supplement the strong skills he has already developed and works closely with his father/mentor, David, to hone his adjusting skills.
Justin has been working with his father for more than a decade, learning the insurance claim adjusting business and has developed superior skills in the processing and adjusting of claims. Justin brings enthusiasm and a strong work ethic to fulfill our customer’s needs and to exceed their expectations. |
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Douglas Berg, BS, MS, CPA
Associate Accountant/CPA
Mr. Doug Berg holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy from Arizona State University and a Master's Degree from University of Tulsa.
Doug is a Certified Public Accountant with several years experience working for one of the nation’s top 10 accounting firms. Doug assists our customers in preparation and analysis of loss of business income claims and with other intensive forensic accounting matters. Doug’s skill in understanding the business of financial accounting has proven to be a significant asset to our clients and have resulted in substantially larger claim recoveries.
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Matt Martinez, BA
Senior Vice President of Marketing
Matt holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management & Marketing from the University of Minnesota. Before coming to Skipton & Associates, Inc. Matt spent over 15 years working with commercial and residential clients in the mortgage banking industry and has developed superior customer service skills.
Matt’s ability to relate to the client’s numerous concerns following a major property loss is a significant asset to both the customer and our firm. Matt’s proven leadership skills in marketing management and customer care is why we have placed Matt in charge of our marketing and business development operations at Skipton & Associates, Inc. |
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Doug Blackwell
Vice President of Business Development Services
Doug Blackwell has over eighteen years of professional investment management and consulting experience in real estate, financial services, 1031 Exchange, and finance and is a sought after public speaker, presenting professional seminars to over 8,000 investors, Attorneys, CPA’s, and real estate professionals. Doug is also a frequent guest on Arizona radio programs exposing the benefits of programs designed to "create or preserve wealth." Doug has provided guidance with regard to such programs to an estimated one (1) Billion+ in real estate related transactions in recent years.
Doug has worked with a number of many well-known companies in the financial services industry such as North American Exchange Company, Prudential Securities, First Interstate Bank, Merrill Lynch, and 1031 Exchange Partners and Sound Future Financial. Doug served honorably in the United States Navy.
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