Insurance Claim Adjuster v Scope of Work

[Les Jean-Pierre]

Hi, I had a former tenant do substantial damage to my commercial unit. I filed an insurance claim Thursday. My insurance agent has a preferred contractor who reached out to me this morning. I have not gotten a call from the claims adjuster yet but the agent called me and said I should talk to the contractor first to get a scope of work. I have had other insurance issues with my condo and I always had the adjuster come first(granted much smaller issues). I don't really care who comes first. I just want to get the most for the claim. What are other people's experiences with this. Adjuster or scope of work first? And does it matter? Thanks