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Non-Salvage Inventory 101: What It Is and Why It Matters

Learn what non-salvage inventory is, why adjusters care so much about it, and how iCat helps you deliver professional, revenue-generating results.

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Video Tutorial

This video is designed for:

  • New contents technicians

  • Team leads and project managers

  • Admin staff who support contents or valuation

  • Anyone who has heard the term “non-salvage inventory” but isn’t fully sure what it means

What You’ll Learn

In this (long, but important) training, you’ll learn:

  • What “non-salvage” actually means
    – Items that are damaged beyond repair or cleaning and will never be returned to pre-loss condition.

  • Why non-salvage inventory is a big deal for adjusters
    – Why a simple list and some photos are not enough.
    – How poor non-salvage reporting creates tedious work, delays, and frustrated insureds.

  • How your work can either create headaches — or become “liquid gold”
    – What adjusters need versus what contractors usually send.
    – Why doing this right can separate you from competitors and boutique inventory firms.

  • How iCat changes the non-salvage game
    – Fast photo inventory using the Pack-Out app.
    – Using image recognition and cataloging to create descriptions.
    – Getting the homeowner involved online to add prices, age, and purchase details.
    – How Fast LKQ can provide like-kind-and-quality valuations in days instead of weeks or months.

  • Key best practices introduced in this module
    – What not to inventory (parts, trash, non-purchasable items).
    – Why status = Replacement is critical for non-salvage.
    – Basics of good photos: lighting, focus, and single-item images.
    – Why correct quantity and clear descriptions matter so much later in valuation.

Why This Video Matters

Yes, this is a long video.
But it gives your whole team — from field techs to admins — a shared understanding of:

  • How non-salvage inventory impacts the insured, adjuster, and carrier

  • Why carriers often turn to boutique firms (and how you can win that work back)

  • How to use iCat to deliver better data, faster, and turn non-salvage into a reliable revenue stream

If your team understands this module, every other non-salvage workflow (photo inventory, homeowner participation, Fast LKQ, schedule of loss) will make more sense and run more smoothly.

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