On the Monday of August 10, 2020, a vicious group of storms ripped through a half-dozen states in the Plains and the Midwest with winds over 100 mph. Hundreds of residents in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois were left with no power the next morning. These terrifying storms were classified as a derecho after The National […]
As the summer months go into the rear-view mirror and the stormy seasons of winter and spring arrive, the need for insurance claims adjusters rises. If you’re a new claims adjuster seeking to get a foothold during this time of the year, then there’s probably a burning question you’d like to have answered: “Which mistakes should I be avoiding?”
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Most of the nation is shivering with record-breaking low temperatures. As a licensed insurance adjuster in Texas, it’s unlikely you’ll work a lot of winter weather catastrophe sites here. But if you earn your Texas All-Lines Adjuster License from 2021 Training, you’ll be licensed to go on deployments to the 16 states that don’t have state-specific licensing programs – and a lot of them get very cold. From nor’easters in New Jersey to blizzards on the plains of the Dakotas, you’ll be qualified to work them all. Consider this a quick guide to what you might encounter in the field and how to make sure you’re prepared.
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Part of being a licensed insurance claims adjuster is being ready to travel at a moment’s notice. You never know where and when disasters will happen, so you should keep a well-stocked travel bag that you can grab and go when catastrophe strikes. Even if some of these items seem like no-brainers, trust me when I say it’s better to gather everything ahead of time while you have a clear head than it is to try and remember everything you need when you’re hurrying off to a deployment.
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Hurricane Matthew was the first chance of deployment for many adjusters. While we all watched the models of Hurricane Matthew with great anticipation, Hurricane Matthew stayed a few miles off the Atlantic coast from Florida to the Carolinas. Hurricane Matthew was the largest in years and thus probably the first deployment for many new adjusters.
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People in San Francisco woke up to a 4.0 earthquake this morning at 6:49am Pacific time. The recorded depth of the quake coming in at 3.1 miles. The most shaking was felt along the East Bay which includes Oakland Berkley. Seven aftershocks followed the initial quake. This quake was along reported to be along the
Lake Texoma Flooding Lake Texoma has been rising over the last month. For the 4th time since the dam was constructed in 1944, water is flowing over the spillway. The lake is recorded 124% full now at 644 feet according to the US Amy Corps of Engineers Tulsa District. It was only on May 28, 2015 that
Where Tornados Strike As an insurance adjuster, understanding weather patterns, particularly tornado activity, is critical in your career. Tornados, while a fascinating natural phenomenon, pose significant risks and cause substantial property damage. Having a comprehensive understanding of where and when tornados strike can be crucial to your success in the field, and at 2021 Training,
I finished all my claims and called my storm manager to let him know I was done. It feels good to have handled all my claims and do what I think is a great job. Hard part is at the end of the storm, you still don’t know what you don’t know. My manager wasn’t
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