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Casualty Adjuster Training

2 week liability claims training goes beyond the textbook/lecture experience. Workshops and actual case studies build confidence and skils to provide a basis for effective, professional liability claims handling.

Course Overview

Vale's hands-on approach uses cutaways, visual aids and a large inventory of late model damaged vehicles. This enables you to generate damage estimates beginning on the first day of class. Progressing in difficulty, each estimate is reviewed and discussed. More complex front, side and rear impact estimates are graded so the student learns a variety of realistic estimating skills.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will have the skills necessary to evaluate coverage, investigate the claim, determine legal liability, and execute proper resolution for casualty claims. .

The Vale Casualty Adjuster Training course covers the following:

  • Introduction to Insurance
    • Lines of Insurance
    • Review of Carriers, Policies, Regulations
    • Understanding Medical, Legal and Insurance Terms
  • Principles of Law
    • Common and Statute Law
    • State and Federal Court Systems
    • Litigation - Practice and Procedure
    • Case Law and References
  • Aircraft and Garage Policies
    • Introduction to Coverages
    • Investigating Losses
  • Statement Taking
    • Why We Take Statements
    • Techniques and Guides
    • Critique Workshop
  • Automobile Liability and Coverage
    • Principles, Concepts, Negligence
    • Review in Detail the Personal Auto Policy
    • No-Fault Coverages (auto reparations)
    • UM, Med Pay, Physical Damage
    • Business Auto Policy
  • Principles of Legal Liability
    • Tort vs. Contract Law
    • Negligence Theory
    • Comparative vs. Contributory Negligence
    • Law of Contracts
    • Workshop and Case Study
  • Auto Physical Damage Claims
    • Terms
    • Coverages
    • Total Losses
    • Salvage
    • Diminished Value and GAP Insurance
  • General Liability
    • CGL Coverage - Occurence/Claims Made Policies
    • Premises and Products Liability
    • Personal Liability
    • E & O Coverages
    • Investigation Techniques/Workshops
  • Personal Liability
    • Review in Detail the CPL Policy
    • Analyze Case Studies
  • Good Faith Claims Handling
    • Ethics, Documentations and Professionalism
    • Unfair/Fair Claims Practices
  • Damages
    • Measures of Damage/ Admissibility
    • Collateral Source Rules
    • Latest Trends in Case law
  • Evaluation and Settlement
    • Reserves and Statistics
    • Facts, Law, Evidence, Injury or Damage
    • Settlement Values, Techniques
    • Negotating - Claimants, Attorneys
    • Subrogation

Note: Pre-course study material will be made available to you to familiarize yourself with insurance, legal and medical terms.

Course Schedule

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Course Locations

Arlington, TX & Harrisburg, PA

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From a Vale Graduate:

"The Vale National Property Course was the springboard that launched me into my career as an adjuster. The course challenged me to think critically,  perform my scopes, and write accurate estimates under pressure. The constant tests, quizzes, and personal feedback from the instructors allowed me to identify weak points and improve my adjusting skills."

- Peter O'Brien, Colorado

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AdjusterPro & Vale Training Solutions

Through our strategic partnership, AdjusterPro now satisfies Vale's long-standing sponsorship requirement giving independent adjusters access to Vale like never before. We are proud to deliver in a powerful way on our commitment to bringing you the finest adjuster training and educational resources anywhere.

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Did you know?

Vale Training Solutions opened as Vale Tech in Blairsville, PA in 1949 and quickly earned its reputation as the "Ivy League of Technical Schools". 60 years later, Vale has trained an estimated 50,000 adjusters and remains the longest standing adjuster training school in the United States.