I know Crawford has in the past deployed US based Cat Adjusters to Australia, one event this year was a hail storm in Perth however, I do not recall a flood event. London is also on the radar due to the recent winter storms in that area.

If the adjusters who have worked in Australia and in London are honest, they will tell you that  they sustained a lot of hard work with very little profit. Sure it is exciting to go to another country and work however, you must be able to make a decent income to sustain yourself and your family. If a job is offered in one of these countries, do everything that you can to determine what expenses are going to be versus the payment schedule and your percent of that schedule. Excitement is excitement, fun is fun, but first and foremost, income is income. Just do a lot of research before you accept the assignment.

I wish all of you a happy 2011 and certainly a sufficient income to support you and your families.

Linda,

 Since you have worked there could you relate some of your personal experiences as to what to expect on an event such as this.? Would you go on this event if the income was good enough to make it  a worth while endeavor? This event seems like it could be a great blessing to the insureds as well as us adjusters willing to work & help these folks out.

Working is Australia will probably never come about unless you are on Crawfords A list. I see lots of expense and very little net, not like the USA with a" known" factor.I also see Cunninhham purchased  GAB Robbins this would be a good contact.

 Australia continues to receive flooding;

Here is quote from an article posted today on the Houston Chronicle website.

"BRISBANE, Australia — For weeks, the flooding in eastern Australia has been a slow-motion disaster, with drenching rain devastating wide swaths of farmland and small towns. Now, rivers are rising in Brisbane, the country's third-largest city, forcing people to flee both suburbs and skyscrapers.

"About 26,000 homes had either major or partial flooding when the river peaked at 4.46 metres." This is in Brisbane,, QLD AUS as reported by ABC news.

Crawford might be your best approach but  understand this. Eventhough we see alot of damage on TV that may not translate into actual claims. Remember this too, Brits are like Lloyds  they are painfully slow in paying usually wait until every supplement is handled. The travel cost alone would be enormous espeically with Queensland on the opposite site of Aus  and with the flooding just getting in the area would be tough.  Might consider taking a large snake bite kit  some of their buggers are down right large and nasty