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mshort68
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 Posted - 03/11/2003 : 21:48:39
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| Did the mold in TX cause too many guys to get into the business? It seems there are alot of people who jumped on that bandwagon and now that it has played out for the most part, they are trying to get out as IA's. |
The grass is always greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed! |
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CCarr
Canada
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Posted - 03/11/2003 : 21:57:42
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| Mike, I think that is a reasonable observation, and a good part of the 'story'; as personally viewed from the perimeter. |
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Dadx9
USA
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Posted - 03/11/2003 : 22:00:46
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| What I thought was bizarre. Was how many IA's became mold remiators and contractors. They thought they were going to make a killing. Kind of like PA's. Can't tell ya how many guys I know jumped on that wagon and thought they were the cat's meow in mold evaluation and remediation. Since there were no guidelines (other that New York guidelines) everyone knew as much as anyone. |
Don
"To be held in the heart of a friend is to be a king."
Bruce Cockburn |
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CatDaddy
USA
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Posted - 03/11/2003 : 22:42:28
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| We had some pretty high ups jump the fence as well and open remediation firms and contractors. Needless to say, this did affect their rehire eligibility. They'd better manage their money well! |
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okclarryd
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2003 : 09:14:09
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| I am of the opinion that their year-long "deployment" as a remediator will not affect their eligibility at all. If they were good adjusters before, they will be good adjusters today. Who keeps track of who does what when they are not on assignment?? I worked mold claims for nearly a year for a company that I have never worked for before. I contacted my "old" company and they are glad to hear from me. They didn't ask if I had been remediating mold or painting the house. The only thing that is different is that I may appreciate my "old" employer a little more. |
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Jportillo
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2003 : 11:36:19
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I could not agree with you more. To many people jumped on that bandwagon and caused serious damage to the reputation of the insurance companies and legitament restoration companies out here. When the Mold Invasion happened there were several restoration companies that forgot about their day to day operations which was Fire & Water losses. They began to jump in the "lets get what we can mode". As a business owner I was blessed with the knowledge of letting others do the mold thing and having our company do all the Fire, Water claims they were passing up to get Mold Claims. This hurt their reputation and alot of people no longer respected them or looked at them in the same light anymore. Last week 3 of the biggest restoration companies here in Houston layed off alot of people and all the promises they made those people of long term relationships ended. Greed is what took over Texas. From Homeowners to Remediation Contractors to lawyers who defend homeowners and the list goes on and on. Now all those companies are hurting filing Bankruptcy and so on. I did do some Mold Jobs last year but I did not hire everyone and there moms to get what I could at that moment. We stayed focused on our primary business of Fire, Water and Cat jobs. Mold was just a minor supplement during the year. We Probably did a total of 24 mold jobs last year. Hopefuly the insurance companies learned there lesson and start regulating everything that is covered in their policies
to keep from losing and being raped during natural disasters by fly by night companies. In closing thats why Licensing, Certifications, and Strict fines and jail time needs to be inforced for people who scam the insurance companies. Thanks and God Bless for hearing me out. |
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