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IA  firms working daily claims need people with 3-5 years training by someone else. A insurance company, GAB, Crawford & Company, Cunningham- Lindsey etc. The do not have the time to spend on a person that can not do the job. If you had 5 years catastrophe adjusting behind you you would still not be qualified. Its almost like day and night. Many fathers have trained their sons as an IA to take over the business and they GET the trainee on with an insurance company when they get their degree. You can do it but no short cuts to the career you want to follow.

I attended Farm Bureau Tech back in the mid sixties. It was a great training facility then and I must assume it has gotten even better. Vale Tech would be number one as far as I am concerned. Both of them are great facilities.

A good training facility like Farm Bureau Tech or Vale is a good start. I would also recommend taking the INS and then the AIC courses of study from AICPCU. These are self study with a test administered at a testing facility. These courses will help you "get it" as far as what insurance is all about, and they are highly respected in the industry.

I was staff for Farm Bureau and they are first class. I did not know they opened Tech to the 'public'.

They haven't actually opened training up to the public, I was encouraged to attend there. I called FB Tech and inquired about enrollment. A person has to work for an IA companay or carrier or they have to be sponsored by the IA company or a carrier. I will be sponsored by an IA company if I choose to proceed. Thank you all for the advise. I think I will go with FB Tech because they are a little less expensive and they are closer to my location.

marcab

You are making a good decision. I learned a lot when I was a new adjuster from FB Tech. I understand they have improved their facilities even more.