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Last Post 09/17/2009 6:22 PM by rndystone

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rndystone

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09/15/2009 10:26 PM
Hi, I live in Southern Calif. and have been a general contractor for 28 yrs and in construction for 35. I worked with an adjuster in 2003 after a firestorm wiped out a clients home. He had been a contractor and planted the seed that becomming an insurance adjuster was something I might want to consider when the knees start to give out. Well, that time has come. If I could get some answers to some questions I have I would greatly appreciate it. 1. To get a Ca. license I need 2 yrs in the insurance business. Is there a way around this or do I get a Texas license and work out of state for 2 yrs? 2. As an cat adjuster do you deploy anywhere in the lower 48? Or do they keep you within a range of miles from your home? 3. I've read a lot of post on this forum and the picture I get is newbies like me are used as canon foder when there is a catastropic event, and all the classes that are offered do little to prepare you for the real job. 4. If that is true how do you break into this field? Thanks

Leland

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09/16/2009 1:01 AM
most california property adjusters are not licensed, just the boss. for CAT work get a texas license. I think your out of state experience would count for the California experience. I'm pretty sure it's also based on 1000 hrs = one year so if you do cat you could get the required experience faster

BennyBulger
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09/16/2009 1:47 PM
If your knees are going you may have a hard time climbing a ladder several or dozens times a day. Cat adjusters get deployed anywhere anytime and not just in the lower 48, sometimes even to the carribean. You need to get a TX. license and pay your dues to get to the good stuff. DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB. I'm selling roofs right now to keep food on the table. We all pretty much have second jobs. The rewards are great when they come, but they are few and far between. If you can get in as a staff adjuster, that is a great way to pay your dues, you would then be ready when the storm that we all pray for hits. Not trying to be negative just truthful.

Medulus
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09/16/2009 2:40 PM
Send me a private message with your location and contact information. I may be able to answer more of your questions in a conversation, either in person (if you are near San Diego) or by phone than I can by guessing at what you need to know. If the knees are going, you need to consider an ultimate goal of Flood Adjusting (which also has an experience requirement) and/or Fema housing inspection. Steve Ebner CPCU AIC AMIM "With great power comes great responsibility." (Stanley Martin Lieber, Amazing Fantasy # 15 August 1962)

rndystone

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09/17/2009 6:22 PM
Not sure if this is the way to do a private reply. My knees are are still strong but another 10 yrs of construction work and I will have some problems. Just trying to get into something else while I'm still young and able, at 53. Please contact me via my email at randy@dovetailconstruct.com from there we can set up a phone call. Thanks really appreciate it! R. Stone

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