This morning, I met the third party adjuster regarding the claim for things Aviva won’t/can’t cover.

I liked this guy. He didn’t sit there, listen to me prattle, then tell me, “I have everything I need. I’ll let you know their decision when it comes.” Instead, he told me flat out that he feels my claims are justified and, most importantly, they are not fraudulent.

I went in there to argue for $2,700. At the end, he said he had enough to recommend I be cut a cheque for $2,800 but that he suggest I pull out a couple of tax notices of assessment in support of my claim for lost income. I had claimed $500 per week for two weeks, for a total of $1,000. He said that he felt I lost three weeks of income. I went over my notices of assessment and was able to average out to $500 a week between 2010 and 2011, so my claim went from $1,000 to $1,500. I am now waiting to hear about about a $3,300 claim!

I don’t like to talk about how much money I make/live off of/my budget, but I know that the above information is going to raise a few eyebrows. All I will say is that in 2010 and 2011 I also partially lived off of withdrawals from my nest egg. So, no, I am not living on just $1,100 a month. This is the most detail I am ever going to provide about my financial situation. 🙂

Because of the major tropical storm/tornado that happened at the end of May, the adjuster is super busy. So he said that he won’t have a final answer for me till the fall, but that he will do what he can to have a cheque for me by the beginning of October. So it looks like I will likely be getting something. I still need to save up this summer for the toad conversion, but I may not have to save as much to hit the road in the fall. This story may end up having a happy ending after all.