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State Farm® to Conduct Drone Damage Assessment Flights Following Hurricane Michael

It was less than one month ago when Hurricane Florence struck North and South Carolina. State Farm was the first and only insurance company to receive an FAA waiver allowing Claims pilots to operate drones beyond visual line of sight and over people for damage assessment. Drone flights were coordinated with the FAA and Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at Virginia Tech as part of the...

Vehicle: What do you use and why?

Subject: Vehicle: What do you use and why? Description:   For cat work: What motor vehicle do you think is better? A full size or small PU or SUV? Should the PU have a secure topper w/ ladder rack?   Any other ideas? URL: http://catadjuster.org/Forums/tabid/60/aff/10/aft/10634/afv/topic/Default.aspx Source: 2009 Forum Discussion Started by David

Laser Measuring Devices

Subject: Laser Measuring Devices Description:   Current opinions? I've looked thru the old posts, seeing many recommendations for Disto, and some for the El Cheapo Stanley. There are about 5 models of Disto, any opinions as to which would be the best to cover all situations? The 100' Stanley seems like a great choice for a backup no matter how you 'slice'...

Roof Climbing Boots

Subject: Roof Climbing Boots Description:   Anyone have any information about roof boots or shoes i have lost the address and do they work? URL: http://www.catadjuster.org/forum2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=102 Source: Forum Archive Post by rr - 21 Replies

Cat Adjuster Equipment

Subject: Cat Adjuster Equipment Description:   - ladder extension and/or 2-story ladder - bunji cord for tying ladder off at gutters - Cougar paws - rope and harness - chalk and grease pencil - pitch gauge - shingle guage - 100 ' measuring tape w/ tennis ball attached to end - 25' FATBOY steel measuring tape - handheld sonar or laser measuring device for interior...

Good Tape Measure?

Subject: Good Tape Measure? Description:   Can someone please recommend a good tape measure? I am going broke buying a new one every few months. I had one today that the tape broke in half and it was less than two months old. Thanks for any help. URL: http://www.catadjuster.org/discus/messages/364/427.html Source: Forum Archive Post by Lucy - 31 Replies

Ideal Cat Vehicle

Subject: Ideal Cat Vehicle Description:   I am thinking of purchasing a used vehicle for storm duty, I would like to hear what others have to say and what they would recommend. I am looking at Tahoe's, Yukon's and Explorers 4 wheel drive. I would like to hear from any owners about what they think of thier vehicle. For example comfort, gas mileage reliability...

Ladders - What Do You Use and Why?

Subject: Ladders - What Do You Use and Why? Description:   I had an interesting discussion with an adjuster the other day on ladders. He said he used a telescoping ladder and loved it. I thought I would ask a few other adjusters and when I did, I received just as many different responses. I thought I would throw a little survey on this thread to see what responses I...

Can anyone tell me what equipment a new adjuster would need, to get started in this career field.

Subject: Can anyone tell me what equipment a new adjuster would need, to get started in this career field. Description:    In this forum thread post 4/6/2004 other members provide their recommendation on the equipment requirements. URL: http://www.catadjuster.org/forum2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=936 Source: http://www.catadjuster.org/forum2/default.asp

Past Articles

Note: Since CADO first went online in 1995 we have had many members contribute to the site with their articles and forum posts.  But over the years many of these post were lost however, we have recently been able to recover some of the articles and forum post and will be re-posting them as time allows.   They will be posted on this page (Commuunity Blog) with a note indicating that it was a prior post. RC

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"Muffled Cries" story of adjuster killed in Tampa in Nov 04 reruns 9/22/07 at 6:30pm ET

Florida Farm Bureau adjuster, Katie Froeschle, age 25 ,was murdered in Tampa,FL on November 12, 2004 while inspecting a loss by the tenant who is now

Posted By: Dimechimes
Posted In: General
Replies: 31

Know your policy

Janice and I worked a commercial loss last week and submitted it for payment 4 days after assignment, through a vendor with a major carrier. This was

Posted By:
Posted In: General
Replies: 37

Poor quality report writing

I just wanted to put in my two cents on how to write better reports. Please check these two examples:   Example #1 (poor quality) When I

Posted By: Leland
Posted In: The Claim File
Replies: 25

Did I mess up?

 I just got hired by Pilot, I guess. They called and said get your paperwork in and get ready for a drug test. The lady told me that she knew the

Posted By: newguy3
Posted In: General
Replies: 50

Claim Scenario for Discussion

  Forum Transfer; First posted by Janice Toll The following scenario is presented for discussion: Ms. Insured notices that the shingles on her

Posted By: Janice_Toll
Posted In: General
Replies: 17

Your Reading Files

Your closed files are the best example of your work. When you are looking at all the vendors who are not seeking your commitment during this very slow

Posted By: Ray Hall
Posted In: The Claim File
Replies: 17

Fee Schedules

I think someone should have done this a long time ago.  Let's start a list of fee schedules from different carriers and their preferred IA firms.

Posted By: descher
Posted In: Community Chat
Replies: 15

HOW SLOW IS IT???

I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE ROADS FOR 12 YRS.  UP TO THIS POINT EVEN THE SLOW YEARS TREATED ME OK.THIS YEAR HAS BEEN MY SLOWEST EVER.  NONE OF M

Posted By: Catmannn
Posted In: General
Replies: 26

LONG NIGHTS - LONGER DAYS

Much has been stated about the trials and tribulations of life on the road while working a storm. We all know about the non- stop 18 hour days and the

Posted By: margar1
Posted In: Community Chat
Replies: 16

I Thought I Had Heard It All

Greetings to everyone from Oaxaca, Mexico, where Jennifer and I are taking a break from our last assignment and staying far away from the demonstratio

Posted By: Medulus
Posted In: General
Replies: 43

Sandy Discussion

So, here we are Sandy is here.  It is really funny how changing jobs from commission to salary changes the perception. When I was a salaried road

Posted By: Alex_Chernov
Posted In: General
Replies: 84

How many Independent Adjusters out of work Today

Just curious, How many IA's are there out of work today who don't have other income to survive .  How many total adjusters are there in the USA

Posted By: Goldust
Posted In: General
Replies: 35

What to do when the insured is deceased or divorced

I think death and divorce are common issues that rarely get covered in training. Adjusters learn what to do by trial and error, or if they are lucky,

Posted By: Leland
Posted In: General
Replies: 8

Hurricane Sandy

At this time a rapidly strengthening hurricane is going to cross Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas. But what then. Some modleing is suggesting a sub tropi

Posted By: stormcrow
Posted In: Hail, Flood, Hurricanes and Weather Events
Replies: 24

Stress and Mental Health of Adjusters

Does anyone know of mental health services needed by or provided to claims adjusters suffering from stress related symptoms after a severe cat? I am c

Posted By:
Posted In: General
Replies: 24