Fishers, my concern when I hear of Ins companies paying only for one roof section is that hail usually hits all the roof slopes, more so from the wind direction. Some damage becomes visible after your house season cycles, this is after the roof has been patched. I would stand firm with a whole roof replacement and not settle for only limiting their exposure. Its your house don't just accept their first offer.
When contractors ask for a copy of the adjustment they are usually finding out if they can work and make a profit for what the Ins company has allowed. The payment from Ins companies is almost always less than standard mark ups a contractor would charge. Ins companies have programs that sets what is allowable for different categories and its a price set by them and often not real world pricing. There are storm chasers who travel around doing work that will disappear when the work has slowed down. STAY CLEAR OF THESE. No one to fix an issue later if a problem comes up. Use someone local with a good reputation.
If your siding is 18 years old its probably been discontinued, about 5 years ago most of the MFG changed their product lines, so be careful about trying to match existing the existing. The purpose of Ins is to restore you to the condition prior to the damage. Your siding matched before, I would expect it to match after the work is done.
When we bid storm work I do not usually deal with the Ins adjuster as they are obligated to the homeowner, not us as a installer. We bid work to the homeowner, you are my boss and need to stay in the loop.
Metal roofing is not immune to hail damage and will dent if hail hit. I have to disagree with Glen on a few issues but hey its free advise so take it from there.
Welcome to the site and good luck with your house.
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