Practical Adjusting

Steps for Effective Insurance Adjuster Workflow

Every business looks for time-saving methods and better efficiency. Insurance companies that streamline their workflow are able to process claims and other operations more accurately and efficiently. By doing this you will have happy customers and an improved bottom line. There can be struggles as well, streamlining a claim workflow can be a challenge due […]

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Insurance Adjusting With Your Smartphone

Technology is constantly evolving. Our phones are always within reach so how can you use that technology to make your job easier. As an insurance adjuster, you may be expected to travel a lot. Having a small and portable device with so much power behind it can help streamline your duties. It’s smart to experiment

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Since the Covid-19 outbreak last March, companies across the U.S. have taken a financial hit and many have closed their doors. The restaurant and event industries had to work around strict public safety guidelines, which in some cases wasn’t possible. This resulted in declining revenue, closing up stores that have been open for generations, and

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A Year in the Life of an Insurance Adjuster

If you’re on a journey to become an insurance adjuster, one thing you may have heard is that the nature of an insurance adjuster’s work can be somewhat seasonal. Sure, events like auto accidents and unnatural disasters can happen anytime. However, many of the catastrophic events that cause significant insurance losses occur because of weather.

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Insuring Yourself: Worker’s Compensation for Independent Claims Adjusters

If you are an independent claims adjuster, you basically function as a small business. Even though you spend most of your time dealing with insurance, you may forget that it\’s important to have good insurance for yourself. One of the major insurance considerations is worker’s compensation. Let’s take a look at some options and considerations

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How to Become a Successful Catastrophe Adjuster

If you like the thrill of being up-close and personal with the aftermath of catastrophic events around the country, catastrophe adjusting might be the perfect career path for you. Here are some ways you can improve your chances of being successful as a brand new independent catastrophe adjuster.  Have Secure Emergency Funds This isn’t a

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How to Handle a Deposition as an Insurance Adjuster

Most insurance adjusters would love for none of their cases to go to court. Court isn’t just expensive, but it’s exhausting for everyone involved. If your case escalates to litigation, you might be required to participate in a deposition, which is a pre-trial questioning of witnesses under oath. Here’s our best advice for getting through

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Good Practices for Assisting a Client with Their Damage Claim

Calamity hits us when we least expect it and at any time. You will be a lifeline to helping those in your community get back on their feet—no matter the devastation. When guiding your customers through their damage claims, a few little changes focusing on the client, can go a long way. As you find

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How Adjusters Can Stay Highly Productive While Working from Home

How Adjusters Can Stay Highly Productive While Working from Home As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 threat, insurance adjusters around the country have shifted to working remotely from home and forgo all on-site visits until the threat has been eliminated. This sudden shift has been challenging, to say the least. After all, as

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Everything You Need to Know about Xactimate

Each profession has their own set of tools. They use these tools so they can perform their jobs – and perform them well. Insurance claim adjusters are no different. They work with a software called Xactimate to make the adjusting process easier. That is why anyone who wants to work as an insurance claim adjuster,

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