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Inspection Arbitration Services (IAS)
The #1 choice of inspectors for effective, on-line, alternative dispute resolution
We are a premier nation-wide arbitration and mediation service dedicated exclusively to the residential and commercial inspection industries. Unlike other higher priced arbitration services, IAS is unique in that it is subscription-based, which is one way we are able to offer low-cost and effective mediation to our members and their clients. In order to take advantage of our service, you must be a member first. This means that any claims or actions pending against you will not be covered by the service, if they were in progress prior to you joining IAS.
We use a common sense approach, combining simplicity and Internet-based dispute resolution methodologies to deliver timely, conscientious, and cost-effective solutions for the IAS family of Inspectors.
Don’t wait to subscribe! The pocketbook you save may be your own!
The annual fee to join IAS pales in comparison to an attorney's single, hourly rate. IAS offers low-cost, fixed price, true on-line mediation and arbitration, limited exclusively to the Inspection Industry.
But, to take advantage, you MUST be a subscriber PRIOR to any claim! Just as one cannot purchase fire insurance after the house has caught fire, you must be pre-subscribed in order to take advantage to our low-cost services.
Why Inspection Arbitration Services?
What if I have E & O Insurance?
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Is there a gap in your E&O coverage? If you provide ancillary inspection services, there may be!
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Not all E&O covers everything. In fact, many ancillary services, including Radon Testing, Termite Inspections, and Mold Inspections are definitely NOT covered by a normal E&O policy. Often, a separate rider is required. Gaps in coverage can, and often do, exist.
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IAS can and will cover you under these circumstances
An Overview of IAS and its Unique Brand of Alternate Dispute Resolution
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IAS services are available to members to resolve a wide range of disputes involving home and commercial inspections through mediation and out-of-court settlement procedures
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To serve your dispute resolutions needs, IAS provides a forum for the hearing of disputes through the Internet, in an informal and relaxed venue
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Typically, the parties' agreement to mediate or arbitrate is contained in a future-disputes clause in their contract
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In the IAS Inspector's case, such a clause exists for those who subscribe to our subscription-based service
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Our service is subscription-based so that we can offer a lower cost service. With other arbitration services, rates can be much higher
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For the IAS member, the service is unique in that flat-rates apply and no attorneys are involved
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It is TRUE alternate dispute resolution, directly between the Plaintiff and Defendant
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Our arbitration is non-binding; the parties remain free to pursue their claims either through the courts, or by way of a binding arbitration, although in practice, a settlement is the most common outcome. The award and reasoning in a non-binding arbitration is almost invariably inadmissible in any subsequent action in the courts or in another arbitration platform
The Process 
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IAS is a private, informal process by which all parties agree, in writing, to submit their disputes for mediation/arbitration
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An impartial/neutral inspection expert is authorized to gather and review evidence, and ultimately resolve the controversy by rendering a final award
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Because an agreement to arbitrate is included in the Inspector's contract, we strive for a peaceful settlement thereby bypassing the necessity of arbitration
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An arbitration clause might be thought of as a form of insurance against the loss of good will and the high potential cost of litigation
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