How to Prepare for an Insurance Claim as a Policyholder

Trying to stand out to a hiring manager in the independent adjusting field is a difficult task when you’re relying on an electronic application to showcase your abilities. To help your application gain attention, we’ve compiled a list of how to help your resume be as effective as possible.

House fire property claims are some of the most common and expensive in the United States.

As adjusters, we know how important customer service is to our livelihoods. Policyholders are under a lot of stress when an unexpected event strikes their home.

When you’re a new adjuster, there are so many things you’ll learn later in your career that you wish you would have known in the beginning.

It’s morning, but heating up fast as I thread my way through construction on Route 192, then make the long haul down to Fort Pierce for my first appointment. As soon as I pull up to the driveway, I take one look at the roof and know it’s totaled, and don’t give it a second thought.

As adjusters, we face difficult decisions every day. These decisions have a lasting impact on the public we serve. Sometimes the right choice — the ethical or moral choice — is clear-cut and easy to see. But there are other times when the best choice is harder to recognize. Note: Each IA firm has its own Code of Ethics. Please refer to them for specifics.

Hackers attack every 39 seconds, on average 2,244 times a day (University of Maryland). An astonishing amount, and even more chilling since, as adjusters, we utilize our tablets as a key part of our job. Keeping your personal or work-related devices safe from attackers is important, but not as complicated as you might think.

When you make the commitment to become an adjuster, the prospect of being very busy for a period can be stressful. There is however one area of your new work-life which does not have to be. When you’re on the road and making money it’s easy to overspend. Below are some tips to make sure you end your road trip pocketing as much money as possible!

When I began thinking about some of the lessons I’ve learned in flood litigation, I made a list of estimating errors, coverage mistakes, and customer service disasters that could have been avoided.

When the building breaks, the car wrecks, or someone falls, who are you going to call? Well, it’s certainly not Ghostbusters!