Career education fees can seem daunting. A year of college will run most over $15,000. A college degree will run you $50,000 or more! However, your new career investment as an insurance adjuste is minimal. Pluls the high earning potential far exceeds the investment. Credit HoursMost college degrees require at least 120 Credit hours. Each …
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Many people are unfamiliar with the insurance claims adjusting field, particularly the CAT (catastrophe) adjusters. Simply put, adjusters are sent by insurance companies to help home and business owners with their property claims. A Cat Adjuster is sent to areas hit by catastrophic events such as a hurricane or tornado. We’ve created a five part …
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We talked last time about being logical. As we talk about the attributes of being a good adjuster, you’ll find areas that come naturally to you and some that don’t. Most of these traits can be learned with some focused attention. It’s my firm belief that anyone can become an excellent adjuster. It’s our job …
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Many people want to know why the Texas Adjuster License is considered the Holy Grail of adjuster licenses. Let’s take a moment to break things down for those of you wanting to know how to become an insurance adjuster. 1) Texas has been well recognized by other states and has reciprocity with every state that …
It looks like Tropical Storm Humberto may become the first hurricane of 2013. Don’t be fooled by “no storms in August,” as there are several years where hurricanes skipped August and were in full force in September and October. You’d have to look as far back as 1914 to find the last year we didn’t …
Adjusters tend to pay attention to the weather across the United States a bit more than most people. One of the first things you’ll begin to see is weather patterns and how they affect where adjusters are working. Hurricanes affect the gulf coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Hail affects the middle …
June 1st was the official “opening” of hurricane season and already we have a storm forming in the Gulf right after we’ve seen multiple tornadoes ravaging the Midwest. Many adjusters are already busy with the hail and tornados the Midwest has already experienced this spring. There are so many events that don’t make national news, …
I was invited to attend the Crawford CAT Adjusters Conference in Dallas this year. Being in April, it was a bit later than other conventions, but I believe that was a good thing. The conference started on a Sunday, which offered interviews with the CAT staff. If you were new to their company, they wanted …
Many people have never heard of CAT adjusting.CAT is the short version of catastrophe. A CAT adjuster is one who goes out after storms such as Hurricane Sandy and adjusts claims for companies whose insureds have experienced property damage. In the industry, this is also referred to as an independent adjuster. Independent adjusters can make …
I used online training to get my Texas Insurance Adjuster License and then went to get my Xactimate training. Next was Practical Adjusting training. Personally, I prefer the online training because it’s really more cost effective, and I didn’t have to take time off from work. As I mentioned earlier, I started sending out my …
