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FEMA continues to monitor the COVID guidance provided by the CDC. The CDC is encouraging organizations to promote social distancing and to hold meetings via videoconferencing. In light of this situation, all 2022 NFIP Adjuster Claims Presentations will be held via webinar.

source FEMA 

Quick Facts: Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators

• 2020 Median Pay
  • $68,130 per year
  • $32.76 per hour
• Number of Jobs, 2020
  • 349,400
• Job Outlook, 2020-30
  • -3% (Decline)
• Employment Change, 2020-30
  • -9,000

Preliminary Reports
Updated 12/13

Tornado Reports  -64

Hail Reports - 24

Wind Reports - 370

Quote from forecast

"We believe that the most likely category for Atlantic hurricane activity in the next two weeks is normal (60%), with above-normal and below-normal both assigned a 20% chance of occurring, respectively. ." 

"The June 2021 price list updates for more than 460 regions in the United States and Canada are now available for download."

NOAA received a total of 557 Reports
based on report data at 8 AM

28 Tornado Reports

388 Wind Reports

141 Hail Reports

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. However, experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020. 

There is a 45% chance of near-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service. The outlook also indicates a 35% chance for below-normal activity, and 20% chance of an above-normal season. 

DUNEDIN, FL; February 03, 2021:Colonial Claims LLC, one of the nation’s largest independent insurance claims service companies, has acquired Tampa area business Premier Adjusting and Catastrophe Services, Inc., a full-service first and third-party claims handler for residential and commercial losses.

The move strengthens Colonial’s daily claims business and introduces appraisal and TPA services to its growing lines of business, while giving Premier access to additional resources to support its growth, including Colonial’s robust in-house adjuster training center.

Source: NOAA 2/12/21 Article

True to trend, Mother Earth kicked off 2021 with a balmy January that ranked 7th-warmest in the temperature record, according to scientists with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

Warmth took its toll on sea ice as well, with below-average ice coverage observed at both ends of the planet.

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