We’re very pleased to announce that AdjusterPro is now offering the one and only state-approved Indiana Adjuster PreLicensing Course.  This has been in the works for some time now and we’re thrilled to be partnering with the Indiana Department of Insurance to help meet the new prelicensing needs of independent adjusters operating in the Hoosier State.

The Indiana Independent Adjuster PreLicensing course offered through AP will be offered in a traditional classroom setting as well as 100% online.  Here’s a look at the two course options:

• CLASSROOM – 4 day, 40 hour intensive PreLicensing program taught by our industry leading instructors.  Held monthly in Indianapolis (elsewhere by demand) beginning in December 2011.  Course #24116; Sircon provider #116933.  

           $399  <<REGISTER

• ONLINE – 40 hour self-paced, smart-phone compatible online course is accessible immediately upon enrollment (24/7).  Course #24115; Sircon provider #116933.

          $349  <<REGISTER

The availability of this course dramatically simplifies and clarifies the licensing process of residents of Indiana wishing to become a licensed independent adjuster.

As always, let us know how we can help you in your adjusting career!

I just got an email from a friend.  Here’s an excerpt:

I almost got a room at a Sheraton for $50 a night (compared to a Comfort Inn for $80 a night) and then I noticed this:

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Deposit: US$ 50.00 per stay
• Buffet breakfast fee: US$ 10.95 per person (approximate amount)
• Refrigerator fee: US$ 10 per night
• In-room microwave fee: US$ 10 per night
• Rollaway bed fee: US$ 10 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Aren’t they awesome?

This got me to thinking about fine print. There’s good fine print and bad fine print.

Good fine print is all the details that you don’t really care to know; technical stuff, the “blah, blah, blah” stuff.  I want this stuff in the fine print.

Bad fine print is details that, if known, would significantly affect your decision to purchase. They’re details that ought to be right up front, but they’ve been relegated to fine print where they’re less likely to be discovered.  No one wants this stuff in fine print.

Sure, “legally and technically”, companies that use bad fine print don’t lie.  It’s buy at your own risk if you don’t read all the fine print, right?  Buyer beware.  But when we fall victim to this kind of practice, we feel angry.  So if it’s not called a lie, what is it?  What do you call it when the way that something is said leads you to make a decision that would be different than the decision you’d make if all the pertinent facts were given up front?  I think the best word for this is deception.

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Hey Adjusters,

I’m sitting in Morrison, CO, enjoying a view of the Red Rocks formation as the sun comes up.  It’s…awe-inspiring.  A really cool job perk of the claims business is that it can bring us all over the country to stunningly beautiful places.

The Red Rocks formation in Morrison, CO

I’ve been ruminating over something for the past three days, and I wanted to blog about it.  It has to do with integrity; namely doing what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it. Some easy examples of the importance of this principle can be seen in CAT adjusting.

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Back in 2004 and 2005, AdjusterPro (then doing business as All-Lines Training) pioneered a multi-class training package aimed at covering the foundational knowledge and practical skills one would need to begin a career in property claims adjusting.  It combined our 3 day Texas adjuster prelicensing course, our 1 day Adjusting 101 practicum, and our 3 day Xactimate Training workshop into a week-long, discounted consecutive session – the Texas Total Adjuster Program.  For the last 7 years it has been a smash hit and has been imitated so much by other training entities (thanks guys, we’re flattered) that it has literally become a training standard in the independent adjusting industry.  Every month, we offer the Total Adjuster Program in Texas and Florida, and for those who thrive in a classroom learning environment, it’s simply best way to get your adjusting career started.

About a month ago, we unveiled an exciting alternative to our traditional classroom package – the Online Total Adjuster Training Program.  We believe strongly, based upon industry trends and customer feedback, that this 100% online program represents the future in licensing, certification, and training in adjuster education.  And we see the value as being just off-the-charts high.  Here’s what you get:

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In my last post, I discussed how ideas are a dime-a-dozen, it takes being a “doer” to turn a dream into reality.  Here’s where we left off:

The big question then becomes how to become a doer instead of just a dreamer or a talker.  The answer is summed up perfectly in this quote:

“These are the steps leading from desire to fulfillment; first the burning desire, then the crystallization of that desire into a definite purpose, then sufficient appropriate action to achieve that purpose.  Remember, that these three steps are always necessary to insure success.”

- Napoleon Hill, The Laws of Success

Let’s look at these separately:

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Hey Adjusters,

With Irene churning towards North Carolina (weather.com), the entire storm industry – adjusters, contractors, etc., will be soon to follow.

Here’s the skinny re. getting the North Carolina Adjuster License, including reciprocity, rules, procedures, how to get licensed, etc.: (How to become a North Carolina adjuster).

Let us know how we can serve you in this storm!

Let me tell you two stories.

About eight or nine years ago, I had this great idea.  I had noticed the revolution in the luggage industry when all of a sudden every suitcase had wheels, and I thought “hey, the next step is to be able to ride your luggage!”  Ridable luggage.  I had this vision of a fusion between a Razor scooter and a suitcase.  I used to sketch it out on napkins, tell people about it, etc. – everyone thought it was a great idea.  At one point I even bought some material to try to cobble my idea together.  But it never really went anywhere.  Then, about a month or so ago, I was on a flight from Split, Croatia to Berlin, Germany.  Thumbing through the magazine, I came across this: (Micro Luggage) and this: (the Scootcase).  Someone did it – EXACTLY like I had envisioned it.

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