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Hey! I don't wear a belt buckle.

Texas seems to be the home state of many of the catastrophe adjusters who were less than 1,000 in the 60's and 70,s. Bill Holland the first president  was the person who gathered up the charter members of NACA.Many of the founders were in their 40,s , 50,s & 60,s and have gone to meet their maker.

The 60,s had vendors like; Crawford & Company, Lawson & Caraway, GAB, Engelbritzen, Fearnow, Lindsay-Newsum, Groves & Powers and a few more. Walter Pilot left Crawford & Co.  and became very large in late 1980,s with Hugo and the SF earthquake by working on both the Atlantic & Pacific at the same time.

In another 20 years many of these vendors will be gone and replaced by another group. The carriers will keep culling and get this industry down to a fast, mean, lean machine that will close more losses faster and for less expense in the future.

Did someone mention Texas adjusters? Where's Jim Flynt when you need him?

That's an in joke, Stephanie. Back in 1998, about two months after I discovered CADO I naively asked why so many adjusters were from Texas. The ensuing discussion and name calling that developed was completely unexpected.

By the way, here is my official CADO announcement. After seventeen years of adjusting, as of August 20 I have a Texas non-resident all lines adjusting license. So, like Roy Cupps and zillions of others, I too am now a Texas adjuster.

It's only a medium big buckle, but it has rhinestones.  That has to count for something.  I think they only require the great big ones if you are from Lubbock.  I am practicing my swagger and hanging around at Applebee's.