If you have an insurance claim you'll want to make sure you claim and receive what is due to you while the insurer will want to make sure they don't over-re-imburse you. So just as you may employ a loss assessor, the insurance company may also call in a third party independent expert, a loss adjuster, to assess the value of your claim - especially if the insurance company disputes the valuation you have put to them.
In short loss adjusters work against you!