Going there this Tuesday. Was wondering is there any people here that can share their experience? How demanding is it?

Here is their agenda

1. Making a call to the insured.

2. Interpret the policy coverage to specific situation.

3. Diagram the roof.

4. Measure the roof.

5. Diagram and measure the room.

6. Handwrite the estimate.

7. Demonstrate ladder safety.

8. Document file activity.

9. Explain your estimate to the insured.

10. Hand in completed file.

Well, I am kinda feel pretty confident about my abilities on 1,3,4,7,9,10.
 Others may be difficult. What do they mean by "interpreting the policy'?  Usual stuff, like cause of loss, deductible, ACV, Depreciation etc or something else.

Please help a newbie on this one

Well, I was just asking if anybody went thru a class like this.... I do appreciate your answers, guy, but I want to get some useful information, not just generalities, like "interpreting policies is important". I've been working with storm claims for a while as a contractor\estimator, let me tell you, half of the adjustors I meet out there know less than I do. So,  what exactly did you learn riding with an adjustor "seven days a week"?

Didn't ride seven days a week, i rode with him several days a week (2). I was working at the time in Law Enforcement, and had been for 12 years. Decided to learn something that paid better, and would leave some spending money after the bills were paid. I had a general idea about construction practices anyway, and thought that was all i needed to know. However, my trainer/friend let me tag alone when i was off and i learned that adjusting and contracting is like night and day in alot of ways. I was one of those before who thought having insurance meant your home was insured against practically everything. But i learned that there can be varying circumstances in which there is no coverage. The policy verbage was weird to me, which i had to learn to translate to lamen.

any advice for someone else who will be attending Dallas training session?

When I went for evaluation, there were several there that thought thay were attending a class with a test at the end. They were in for a shock. If they are holding a class, you probably paid for it and will be taught. If on the other hand, you are going for the evaluation, you will be tested on the knowledge you now have, with more direction than instruction. Be sure you know which you are going for.

JWG