With another year upon us without hurricanes causing any significant damage to U.S. property what is going to happen to the Cat adjusting community? Still see lots of ads for training schools. With the current situation all of the folks that took these courses must be saying I should of kept the fees in order to eat. Who is gonna remember the meagre amount of info these courses provide anyway. Better than nothing I guess but providing the answers to the exam did not really prepare anyone to adjust properly anyway. What are the veterans doing? Normally put enough money away to last from season to season but it's been two years. Daily Claims? I hear the big firms are slow. True? Lets see a state of the union. Your comments?
Recent articles published by Bloomberg a copy of which I've posted in the forums completely disparage the work we do. We are seen as mere puppets who foolishly obey our carrier and vendor masters with no forethought or ethics. We can basically be bought off and only follow orders. We are the fall guys in the war between unhappy insureds and the carriers in this post Katrina era. Folks who call themselves adjusters become whistleblowers. We are accused of falsifying reports, improperly attributing damages and pretty well being downright dishonest. Of course the media needs to sell newspapers and we all know good news doesn't sell. We don't hear about the good work done, the long hours, the hardships that we endure in providing our services. I won't pretend we're perfect I've been around to long to know better , but we need to make known our role in the claims settlement process. The public and media need to understand that we accumulate facts and submit recommendations for a final approval and decision from the... Read More »
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