Can I become licensed as a P&C adjuster online in the state of Florida?
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 05:56 am Post Subject:
Yeah, the two terms independent adjuster and public adjuster may sound synonymous to many but there is a fine line of difference between these two types of adjusters.
The independent adjuster may work for several insurance companies at the sametime, ie, they are not confined to any particular insurer (just like the independent insurance agents). They get hired by the insurance companies at the time of requirement.
Public Adjusters, on the other hand, are the representatives of the claimant. They approach to the claimant directly. The claimant may decide to hire the service of a public adjuster to negotiate the claim with the insurance company.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 03:43 am Post Subject: Muchas Gracias!
Okay now I am all clear thanks to all of your help.
Thanks again everyone!
Stacy
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 03:12 am Post Subject: web site for arizona licenses
I noticed Jeorge put a web site for licenses training, but I checked it out
its seems to only apply to florida licenses, those anyone know of where can i go on line for arizona license.
thanks for your help
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 05:53 am Post Subject:
Sure mia
Arizona too has online options for licensing course on insurance. If you are interested, you may try 2 of the following references.
I'd like to ask any one of Jeorge and Sil about the rate of success for students who've gone through such online courses. Do they really prepare you as effectively as you'd have done by attending the classes?
Be it for Florida or Arizona (or for that matter any other state within the U.S.), is it really worthy of investing your precious time and money!
ArindamSenIndies
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 06:08 pm Post Subject: adjusting jobs
I came across this article related to searching for a claims adjusting job and wanted to relay my latest findings after taking the adjusting course and becoming state licensed. I got nudged towards doing this due to having construction material and application , home warranty claims experience,and an eureka moment to end my streak of unemployment, because accidents and fires happen regardless. I figured that knowing Building materials and application along with being associated with warranty claims and obtaining a license, all I would need is a few weeks of training from an employer and I would be good to go. Its been almost 3 months and the excuse for no hire is experience as most companys want a minumum of 3 years. So that means you need a good friend or relative to get you inside or your just another trainee and trainee jobs are rare depending on location. The next hurdle is xactimate. Companys ask for you to know it before your hired. The exactimate software is another issue as it is an expensive rental software you can't buy and if your an independent your expected to bear the cost of using it. My opinion is that I should have taken the xactimate course first as it prepares you for the adjusting job and many other estimating jobs that are available on the job market . It's like buying a fishing lure and you don't even own a fishing rod, So, hats off to the schools that combine the two courses. In the building busines or many other occupations, your an apprentice first learning every aspect of the job, then you get the license. You have to understand the license allows you to do the job, while the estimating and adjusting pays the bills. If you want to validate these facts check out the insurance adjuster forum on the Indeed job web site where you will find alot of adjusters in in these kind of situations. One adjuster posted a comment that more jobs will be available to us due to retiring adjusters or some adjusters being tired of waiting for the next disaster. Wow, that kinda sounds like a part time job and that there there are more adjusters than there are accidents. Sure I did the research, however I recomend you do lots of research on insurance adjusting forums about this occupation before you jump into it and also realize your going to spend way over a thousand dollars in certifications and knowledge to attract employment. I wrote this article wishing someone had written or spoke about this occupation so I could have been better informed . I'm glad I took the course,the Professor did his job well ,I'm just disapointed that this occupation will have to sit on the back burner for a good while I asses even more info and my situation before turning loose funds I don't have.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 05:56 am Post Subject:
Yeah, the two terms independent adjuster and public adjuster may sound synonymous to many but there is a fine line of difference between these two types of adjusters.
The independent adjuster may work for several insurance companies at the sametime, ie, they are not confined to any particular insurer (just like the independent insurance agents). They get hired by the insurance companies at the time of requirement.
Public Adjusters, on the other hand, are the representatives of the claimant. They approach to the claimant directly. The claimant may decide to hire the service of a public adjuster to negotiate the claim with the insurance company.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 03:43 am Post Subject: Muchas Gracias!
Okay now I am all clear thanks to all of your help.
Thanks again everyone!
Stacy
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 03:12 am Post Subject: web site for arizona licenses
I noticed Jeorge put a web site for licenses training, but I checked it out
its seems to only apply to florida licenses, those anyone know of where can i go on line for arizona license.
thanks for your help
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 05:53 am Post Subject:
Sure mia
Arizona too has online options for licensing course on insurance. If you are interested, you may try 2 of the following references.
http://www.testeachersonline.com/arizona-insurance-exam-training.html
http://www.abtrainingcenter.com/insurance_licensing.asp
Hope I could help :)
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:25 am Post Subject:
Hi
I'd like to ask any one of Jeorge and Sil about the rate of success for students who've gone through such online courses. Do they really prepare you as effectively as you'd have done by attending the classes?
Be it for Florida or Arizona (or for that matter any other state within the U.S.), is it really worthy of investing your precious time and money!
ArindamSenIndies
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 06:08 pm Post Subject: adjusting jobs
I came across this article related to searching for a claims adjusting job and wanted to relay my latest findings after taking the adjusting course and becoming state licensed. I got nudged towards doing this due to having construction material and application , home warranty claims experience,and an eureka moment to end my streak of unemployment, because accidents and fires happen regardless. I figured that knowing Building materials and application along with being associated with warranty claims and obtaining a license, all I would need is a few weeks of training from an employer and I would be good to go. Its been almost 3 months and the excuse for no hire is experience as most companys want a minumum of 3 years. So that means you need a good friend or relative to get you inside or your just another trainee and trainee jobs are rare depending on location. The next hurdle is xactimate. Companys ask for you to know it before your hired. The exactimate software is another issue as it is an expensive rental software you can't buy and if your an independent your expected to bear the cost of using it. My opinion is that I should have taken the xactimate course first as it prepares you for the adjusting job and many other estimating jobs that are available on the job market . It's like buying a fishing lure and you don't even own a fishing rod, So, hats off to the schools that combine the two courses. In the building busines or many other occupations, your an apprentice first learning every aspect of the job, then you get the license. You have to understand the license allows you to do the job, while the estimating and adjusting pays the bills. If you want to validate these facts check out the insurance adjuster forum on the Indeed job web site where you will find alot of adjusters in in these kind of situations. One adjuster posted a comment that more jobs will be available to us due to retiring adjusters or some adjusters being tired of waiting for the next disaster. Wow, that kinda sounds like a part time job and that there there are more adjusters than there are accidents. Sure I did the research, however I recomend you do lots of research on insurance adjusting forums about this occupation before you jump into it and also realize your going to spend way over a thousand dollars in certifications and knowledge to attract employment. I wrote this article wishing someone had written or spoke about this occupation so I could have been better informed . I'm glad I took the course,the Professor did his job well ,I'm just disapointed that this occupation will have to sit on the back burner for a good while I asses even more info and my situation before turning loose funds I don't have.
Good Luck
A. Lewis
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