The Auto Mediators Association requires all Auto Mediators Association applicants to be licensed, recognized and acknowledged as an automotive appraiser.
IAAA Minimum Licensing Requirements include:
Federal, State or Local Government Incorporation, LLC, or registered as a Self Proprietor or a Partnership business. Other Licenses that appraisers can work under (or for) are companies that have State Dealer licenses, Restoration Facility licenses or Insurance Company licenses.
AMA Appraiser Umpire Requirements (As defined in the “Appraisal Clause” that is stipulated in Automobile Insurance Policies)
The Auto Mediators Association members must be Automotive Appraisers who are certified (by a recognized appraisal association, which identifies them as Automotive Appraisers with no less than five years experience as an appraiser and have successfully completed those programs to have attained qualified appraiser status).
Requirements For Uncertified Appraisers:
Uncertified appraisers are required to provide proof that they are recognized as an Automotive Appraiser for no less that 8 years and can fulfill all other Auto Mediators Association requirements.
Limited Associate Membership:
The Auto Mediators Association associates are used for non-auto-insurance claims mediation as requested and agreed-upon to resolve other types of automotive disputes.
Limited Associate Membership Requirements:
The Auto Mediators Association offers associate memberships that include professionals who have gained automotive expertise from working in the automobile industry, automotive oriented individuals from the legal community along with the automotive business industry personnel that are deemed acceptable by the Auto Mediators Association on a case-by-case basis.
Auto Mediation Training:
Each member of The Auto Mediators Association must complete and pass the prescribed organization mediation procedures and ethics courses.
Members Vow:
Each Auto Mediators Association associate must vow to remain unbiased in each and every proceeding, follow the guidelines set forth under the Appraisal Clause and uphold each and every arbitration rule prescribed by the Auto Mediators Association.