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Top Public Adjusters Fight For You When Disaster Strikes
Our professional claims management team protects you from the games insurance companies play
Skipton Claims Management is family owned and operated that specializes in representing consumers in the adjustment of insurance claims for both commercial and residential losses. Unlike most public adjusters, Skipton employs teams of executive adjusters and damages experts, including construction consultants, roofing consultants, engineers, policy coverages experts and accountants to professionally evaluate and prepare your claim for submission to the insurance company. Skipton then vigorously pursues a fair claim settlement though negotiations based upon fact rather than speculation.
Our extensive claims management and public adjusting experience will assure that you obtain the maximum benefits allowable under your insurance policy. More importantly, our expertise in claims adjusting can significantly speed up and simplify the loss adjustment process.
We understand the value of a fair and prompt claim settlement to the recovery of your business or household, which is why our team of expert begins work immediately to investigate and document the full value of your loss. Our experience proves that a well-documented claim submission will get paid faster and usually for the full and fair value of loss.
Established in 1992
Since 1992, Skipton has been instrumental in recovering tens of millions of dollars for our clients, as we have consistently exceeded our client’s expectations. But, don’t take our word for it; check out our client testimonials and ask for a list of our client references.
Skipton is committed to representing your interests with tenacity, integrity and the utmost professionalism. We work tirelessly to protect your hard earned investments. We are your independent claims management experts!
Our Team
David Skipton, CPCU, PCLA, AIC, LPCS, SPPA, AINS
President CEO
David Skipton holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing/Accountancy; over the last two and a half decades he has handled hundreds 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 food service facilities. David’s hands-on construction experience is a significant benefit in investigating and estimating structural damages.
Justin R. Skipton, AIC, SPPA, FSRT
Vice President | Executive Adjuster
Justin Robert Skipton is a seasoned Public Insurance Adjuster based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Currently, he is the Executive Vice President, COO, & Partner of Skipton and Associates, Inc., a public insurance adjusting firm that was founded in 1992.
Throughout the span of nearly two decades, Justin has acquired extensive expertise in the insurance field and has successfully handled a more than a hundred million dollars’ worth of insurance claims. He has also served as an independent adjuster for dozens of insurance companies. From 2025-2026 Justin was the President of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA).
Jeremy Skipton
Executive Vice-President of Operations
Jeremy worked for the business more than 15 years ago when we were only a small operation. Jeremy went off to pursue his personal goals where he worked in the management of a major international corporation, managing more than 150 employees and having responsibility for the facilities management of more than 30 properties.
He rejoined the family business full time several years ago, where he now works as a claim adjuster and oversees the company’s Sales & Marketing department. He, like everyone else in the company, continues to pursue his formal insurance education and regularly attends continuing education training.
Jack Karlen
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jack Karlen is a born & raised Arizona native and obtained his Bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University. Although he has lived in the greater Phoenix & Scottsdale area his whole life, Jack has made it a point in life to see it all. Having traveled to almost 50 different countries and all seven continents, his view on the world is vast and always growing.
Jack spent 20 years in the entertainment production industry, designing and selling high end permanent & portable rigging, electrical, staging & lighting systems for concerts and entertainment venues. As exciting and entertaining as the entertainment industry is, Jack found himself needing a career that made more of a difference in the lives of the people that needed it the most around his community.
Rick Jauregui
Executive General Adjuster
Rick Jauregui has 23 years of experience in the commercial and residential construction industry. He is a certified commercial, residential, mold inspector and project manager as well as an Executive General Adjuster for Skipton Claims Management.
Rick started his construction career building region and switch sites for United States Communications throughout the country. He then went on to become a certified structural steel, post tension slab and concrete materials special inspector for GTI (Geotechnical Testing & Inspections) in Scottsdale Arizona. He was also an inspector for PSI (Professional Service Industries) a materials testing and engineering firm in Tempe Arizona. He has been a senior inspector on the Phoenix Light Rail System as well as the Arizona Cardinals stadium.
Brett Birmingham, FSRT
Construction Consultant | Loss Evaluation
Brett has more than 22 years of experience working in construction and commercial construction management. His knowledge of construction started from the ground up, learning the basic construction techniques as a fabricator, as a journeyman carpenter and later as a project superintendent. As a contractor and fabricator he has performed many elements of construction, from preliminary design, cost estimating, field construction and final accounting.
Jessica Kleinertz
Executive General Adjuster
Jessica is originally from the great state of New Jersey, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Monmouth University. After traveling and living in multiple states across the country, she has now made the Sunshine State of Florida her permanent home.
Before joining the Skipton team, Jessica began her career as a paralegal, gaining experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides of the insurance industry following her 2016 college graduation. Eager for new challenges, she transitioned into the adjusting field in 2021.
Sterling Kilpatrick
General Adjuster
Sterling Kilpatrick grew up immersed in the construction industry, working in his grandfather’s construction business from a young age. By the age of three, he was already familiar with construction sites and had started learning the trade of damage restoration.
After graduating from Georgia State University with a degree in criminal justice, Sterling began his career as an insurance adjuster in Atlanta, Georgia. Initially aspiring to become a lawyer, he was drawn to the idea of advocating for clients against powerful institutions. However, during his job search, he was introduced to catastrophe adjusting, which allowed him to hone his estimating and negotiating skills. During this period, he obtained several state licenses and earned a Level 2 Xactimate certification.
Elaine Gulino
Regional Director
As a policyholder herself, Elaine feels it is critical to educate individuals and company owners on the process of claim settlement. She is a true advocate in every sense of the word. Understanding and interpreting policy language and the needs of homeowners as well as commercial client business operations are key and critical to the adjusting process.
Elaine prides herself on ensuring her clients are taken care of and that both residential and commercial claims are handled with the utmost care and consideration. This allows her to successfully carry out her responsibilities so that our clients are fully indemnified for their loss in a timely manner.
Svetlana Skipton
Administrative Assistant
Svetlana holds a Masters degree in Art Education from Moscow State Pedagogical University and also has an Associates degree in Managerial Accounting from Glendale Community College. She works to assist our adjusting staff on various administrative tasks and helps with many of the office clerical and accounting functions. Born and raised in Moscow, Sveta is fluent in both Russian and English. She is very passionate about the client’s claim needs that she serves and about the benefits that Skipton Claims Management provides.
Britney Adams
Executive Assistant
Originally from the Golden State of California, Britney moved to Arizona during grade school with her family. As a young woman, she found her stride in the construction industry in 2007. Focusing mainly in roofing and restoration. With her eyes on the structure and her heart wanting to help people, it was only natural when she gravitated towards the public insurance adjusting industry. After 9 years working as an estimator for roofing restoration companies it was time for Britney to spread her wings to new heights. From there, she wasted no time. Britney has obtained her Public Notary certificate, a AAS in General Business and is currently working through her Public Adjusters License, Xactimate Level 1, AND her Associates in Insurance (AINS).
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