Nationwide Appraisals was developed to fix a glaring problem in the insurance industry: poor quality, general auto appraisals submitted at poor cycle times. With a vision of prompt, professional service and a quality, customized work product, Chris Bakes founded our local office in 2010 with the intention to set the gold standard. Starting from a small network of appraisers in most metropolitan areas, we have grown to a nationwide network of more than 1,000 subcontracted appraisers.Â