Nate Birch helped found Apex Restoration after relocating from Chicago to Boise in 2020. In 2021, Apex Restoration partnered with One Claim Solution to manage their insurance claims negotiations and collections. Today, three years into their OCS partnership, OCS continues to be a fundamental part of Apex Restoration’s success and growth.
Before working with OCS, Apex Restoration handled all of its insurance billing and communication in-house. The ongoing struggle of playing phone tag with adjusters and fighting for fair payouts was starting to take a toll on their company. “It is a giant pain to go chase money with insurance. Staying on a cadence with them is a nightmare that I would never want to have to relive,” Birch says.
Turning over claim negotiations and collections to OCS replaced that burden with peace of mind. “Being able to work with OCS and have that trust that we will collect and that we’ll collect at a really good rate is really, really valuable to us,” Birch explains. “If OCS evaporated into thin air today, we would be in a scramble that I have no desire to be in.”
Before OCS, the team at Apex Restoration was dedicating a lot of their time to managing claims. “Chasing our money is not easy, and it’s not our best use [of time] as restoration contractors,” Birch says.
When Apex Restoration outsourced claim management to OCS, it freed up time for their team to dedicate to other aspects of their restoration business. “I feel like I’m able to be more focused,” Birch explains. “[OCS] allows me to really just run my business [and] continue to deliver a quality restoration solution to the market here in Boise, as opposed to chasing after our money.”
The extra time allowed Apex Restoration to focus on business development, and it paid off. So far in 2024, Apex Restoration is averaging four times the number of jobs per month that they did in early 2021 when they first started working with OCS.
“[OCS] really has given me the peace of mind to go grow the business, make new relationships, sell more deals, and execute more jobs,” Birch says. “I don’t have the insecurity of thinking that we’re going to outkick our coverage, so to speak. We’re going to be able to still have money come through the door.”
One Claim’s recently launched online Contractor Portal allows clients to track the progress of claims in real time and gain valuable insight into their collections. Birch shared his appreciation for the added level of transparency the Contractor Portal provides. “Data is really powerful in helping you make business decisions,” he explains. With OCS’s Contractor Portal, he has more personalized data about Apex Restoration’s collections at his fingertips.
“[I] can’t say enough,” Birch says. “It’s just been a blessing to be able to work with OCS.”