If possible, I would stick with IA work. I was a staffer at first and it was twice as much work and stress than an IA. IA's scope, write an estimate and walk away. Staffers deal with the whole claim from start to finish and everything in between, especially with large losses. Great channel! All adjusters, staff or IA can learn from your videos. Also, it's cool seeing James in your videos. He was one of the best managers I've ever worked for. Thanks!

@Bucksfan2234

5 ай бұрын

Exactly. I’ve seen so many IAs come to the staff side and fail within a few months because they get overwhelmed with handling the entire claim. It’s pretty simple to go out inspect/scope, write an estimate, and wipe your hands clean. There’s a lot of other work involved in claims resolution

@redneckatheist4136

5 ай бұрын

@@Bucksfan2234 - It is a HUGE change to go from IA to DA. The only reason I survived is because I had a diversity of experience.

@runtheplays7692

5 ай бұрын

Is this the same experience as an IA when you work directly for a large insurer? Or, more so with independent or small insurance companies?

The best way is staff first and if you have the opportunity, start as a field staff adjuster and focus on learning every aspect of property claims from moderate losses to large losses, even commercial if you get the opportunity. Then go staff after you can fully resolve and write large and complex estimates without error or push back from the carrier, contractors or attorneys/PA. This will take at least 2 years, I’ll even give myself 4 years of staff experience.

I have been deployed for 3 weeks now, and the new year is going great 👍

@jamesbit4097

4 ай бұрын

How did you start?

@ArgenioAndrew

4 ай бұрын

@jamesbit4097 Pilot, lean in to the training use the support be available for the work.

Even with staff, you have to drop what you’re doing and hit the road if you are on CAT.

I did independent for three years. Start staff on the 12. If I could do it all again I would have went staff first then been independent.

@buetifulkay12

5 ай бұрын

Are u desk or field?

So how do I get a staff position with no experience, no degree, etc.. I been applying and past assessments but haven’t gotten a hired…

I spent a year or so as a staff FA. Took a 10 year break as a teacher, then worked as a national project manager for a commercial restoration outfit, then flipped to IA in 2017 when I met the love of my life...Irma. Ran IA cat for a few years, then IA daily for a few years, and now, thanks to 9.8 M/sec squared, have been a DA for 2 years. IA usage is down across the industry because of ROI. Most of what we see as DA's is garbage work...poor photos, no explanations in the GLR, and no understanding of what a captive person behind a desk needs to see to make sense of what the IA is seeing in person. If every IA spent any time at all behind a desk, they would improve a hundred times over. That said, my wife got her FL DHS nonres, and could not get hired on for even FNOL/intake. She's now file reviewing, and killing it.

I just got release with Pilot cat as an inside property adjuster.please did anyone know any firm recruiting adjuster right now.thanks

Do you think working for a restoration company will make you a better IA?

@redneckatheist4136

5 ай бұрын

It will make you better at any "A". When you know the ins and outs and how mit vs. recon works, you become better.

New adjuster most staff agencies won't hire you with no experience even If you have a license.

@JoyFay

5 ай бұрын

No true.

@zukodama666

5 ай бұрын

@@JoyFay it is true because its my experience

@singlemotherRespector

5 ай бұрын

Facts

@runtheplays7692

5 ай бұрын

Wishing you well. It took me two months when I first started and I finally got two offers. I was getting no response from contractors.

@MarieOrr-qv5sn

2 ай бұрын

Did you find something?

adjusting is dead. Stick to literally anything else

@MRJBLOW707

4 ай бұрын

How?