If you are looking for employment within the claims industry and aren’t routinely checking out www.greatinsurancejobs.com, you are missing out on one of the best adjuster job resources on the web. My recommendation: 1) Click here to visit the website 2) In the top-left under Search Insurance Jobs, specify Claims under -Select Career Interest- 3) [...]

…. Insurance Adjusting is a recession-proof industry! As our economy continues to slide, many are surprised to find that their once-strong industry has “dried up” – there’s just no work.  Take, as example, several jobs surrounding the housing industry – home inspectors, appraisers, real estate agents, and the entire gambit of contractors – have all [...]

The slumbering Kraken of the Atlantic is beginning to stir.  Near the Cape Verdes Islands off the west coast of Africa, Tropical Storm Danielle portents that the 2010 Hurricane season’s most dangerous formations are awakening.  Per Jeff Master’s blog: Danielle is a classic “Cape Verdes”-type of storm common during the peak part of hurricane season. [...]

Coca Cola, Blackwater, Malboro, Starbucks, etc.  – every company has a “brand”, for better or worse.  Companies work very hard to mold and protect their brand.  A brand can take years or even decades to develop, and can sometimes be destroyed in a day. Wikipedia explains that the word brand began simply as a way [...]

Most folks who are learning Xactimate use a “demo” install to learn.  This way they can learn the sofware without having to pay for an active subscription until they are deployed.  For years, Xactimate allowed for a 30-day demo by using the code DEMO-XM8 during the install.  However, Xactimate changed the demo process dramatically when [...]

Claims Mag’s Mary Anne Medina caught up with BP’s Claim Manager, Daryl Willis in a frank and open interview about his responsibilities and challenges in managing BP losses.  Read interview…

While the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins on June 1st, today historically marks the beginning of the most intense period of tropical activity.  This year appears to be no different.  Per Dr. Jeff Masters: August 18 historically marks the point where Atlantic hurricane activity makes a major spike upwards (Figure 2.) On average, we can [...]