Good Morning,
I've been estimating for a regional restoration company for 3 years and have been looking into becoming an adjuster. At my former company, I was responsible for:
- setting appointments with the insured when the call came in
- scoping the lost and coordinating mitigation work
- writing the estimate in Xactimate or AlacNet and submitting it to the insured’s insurance company
- working with adjusters to determine coverage
- running the job (project management) from mitigation thru repairs
- collecting from the insured or insurance
- and had marketing responsibilities...
I averaged Work In Progress (WIP) 20 jobs going at the same time, with over 130 jobs completed a year... I also have IICRC certifications in- Water Damage Restoration and Fire and Smoke Restoration. I realize that I could handle more claims if I did not have to also manage employees and manage the reconstruction process.
It seems that I would be a good crossover candidate and wanted to know, in addition to obtaining an adjusters license what certifications or classes I should take which would be most valuable considering I already have a good working knowledge of scoping, Xactimate, work flow, etc...
Would a 101 type adjusting class be helpful? Or do most companies provide training how they want things to happen?... I know every company is slightly different with base service charges, minimum charges, O&P (most only with 3 or more trades), they all have their quirks...
All this to say that every dollar counts in this economy and I want to make sure that the training I receive is either necessary, or will help my bottom line as an adjuster
Thanks for reading this...
-Todd