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How to Become an Independent Adjuster: Would you like to know how to become an Independent Adjuster and what it takes to be deployed?
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How Do I Become A Better Adjuster?: This is the question that is most often asked of me in one form or another.
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February 22, 2012
Hail – Arkansas: Arkansas – Hail Reporting 1 storms in 1 states. Check out the latest Hail Pictures. Storm #1 Location: CRAIGHEAD, AR Hail size: 1″ County population: 88244 County income: $35418 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near BAY, CRAIGHEAD, AR

February 21, 2012
Hail Damage & Hail Storms in Kansas, Oklahoma: Hail Reports – Oklahoma, Kansas Reporting 4 storms in 2 states. Check out the latest Hail Pictures. Storm #1 Location: GARFIELD, OK Hail size: 1.75″ County population: 57068 County income: $35597 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near NORTH ENID, GARFIELD, OK Storm #2 Location: SEDGWICK, KS Hail size: 1″ County population: 470895 County income: $44800 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near 1 ESE WICHITA, SEDGWICK, KS Storm #3 Location: [...]

February 20, 2012
Hail Reports – Missouri, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama: // Hail Storm & Hail Damage – Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia Reporting 6 storms in 4 states. Check out the latest Hail Pictures. Storm #1 Location: ST. MARTIN, LA Hail size: 1″ County population: 51341 County income: $31977 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near BREAUX BRIDGE, ST. MARTIN, LA Storm #2 Location: WEST BATON ROUGE, LA Hail size: 1″ County population: 22463 County income: $37120 Find: Dealerships, Body [...]

February 16, 2012
Hail Storm Reports in Texas: Hail Storm – Texas Reporting 1 storms in 1 states. Check out the latest Hail Pictures. Storm #1 Location: NACOGDOCHES, TX Hail size: 1″ County population: 61079 County income: $29952 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near 11 NE HUNTINGTON, NACOGDOCHES, TX

February 6, 2012
Hail in Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma: // Hail Storms – Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma Reporting 14 storms in 3 states. Check out the latest Hail Pictures. Storm #1 Location: ARCHER, TX Hail size: 1.25″ County population: 9266 County income: $43330 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near 7 S WINDTHORST, ARCHER, TX Storm #2 Location: CLAY, TX Hail size: 1″ County population: 11104 County income: $39004 Find: Dealerships, Body Shops and Hotels near VASHTI, CLAY, TX Storm [...]

February 21, 2012
MCS-90 Reimbursement Opportunities: Insurers will find that significant recovery opportunities exist under MCS-90.

February 21, 2012
AccuWeather Says 2012 Could Be Another Active Tornado Season: After a near-record number of tornadoes in 2011, this year is gearing up to be another active season, according to AccuWeather.com.

February 21, 2012
Social Networking and the Claims Investigation: The Internet cannot replace basic blocking and tackling, and introspection and intuition, however it can be a great resource. Great adjusters will leverage the Internet to dig deep.

February 17, 2012
Ryan: Specialty Skills Key to Success: Develop a specialty in the insurance business and you will never have to worry about staying employed, declared Patrick G. Ryan, the founder and former chief executive of the insurance-brokerage firm Aon in an address in New York yesterday.

February 16, 2012
Michigan Auto Theft Declines for Fourth Consecutive Year: According to ATPA, vehicle thefts decreased 9.4 percent across the state from 2009 to 2010. By contrast, related crimes continue to rise.

Record Low Lightning Deaths in 2011; What about 2012?: A horrific weather year. I'm sure that you are aware of how bad 2011 was overall in terms of severe weather, with more than a dozen billi...

Meteorological images of 2011: Previous editions: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 So I guess that makes this the 6th annual! As I've noted in the introduction the past few ...

The Last Mile - Take One Step: These are two key phrases emanating from the Weather Ready Nation Workshop that I've just attended in Norman, Oklahoma. More than 100 ex...

The Climate Lottery- Ranking Numbers of Boreal Fall 2011: The National Climatic Data Center has finished processing the rankings for Boreal Fall 2011 for the lower 48 states. So, for everyone who...

This Year's Tornadoes Some of the Worst: This is the second in a series of articles that seek to quantify just how bad this year's tornadoes were in a historical context. It was...

February 13, 2012
An Empirical Basis for Post-Claim Analytics: Examining closed files: The majority of independent adjusters, claim professionals and claim service vendors have little access to information about post-claim activity. This article summarizes an empirical basis for providing independent claim professionals and other vendors with post-claim data under property coverages such as wind, hail, and other perils involving structures.

March 11, 2011
Claim Ethics Question – Deteriorating Trees & Property Damage: Claim Ethics Question - Deteriorating Trees & Property Damage - A deteriorating tree caused damage to an automobile. The facts are laid out but as a claim representative, do you pay or deny?

December 28, 2010
SugarLoaf Maine Ski Lift Failure – Insurance Claim & Legal Info: An insurance investigation perspective on the ski lift failure at SugarLoaf Maine. The mountain resort is likely to face strict liability for injuries to the parties affected by the fall. Investigation tips and information about the responsible party.

December 28, 2010
Blizzards & Insurance Claims: Blizzards and insurance claims go hand in hand. We've produced a short list of the most common exposed coverages during a blizzard or winter storm.

December 18, 2010
No Multiple Estimates? Contractors trick insured saying they’ll work for the insurance claim amount.: Why you need to get multiple estimates from roofing and general contractors when dealing with your insurance claim, and the one thing contractors don't want you to know about why they hate this idea.

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