Mythbusters: Examining False Axioms That Have No Business in Claims Management, Part One
People pride themselves on multitasking, when in the strictest sense, there is almost no such thing. No matter how many “tasks” you have open on your desktop or your to-do list, they come down to one thing at a time. Right now, I am writing this article. I am also monitoring my email, which is a bad habit because it causes me to mistype words, lose a thought that may never return, or write something in a halting, awkward way, meandering through babbling brooks and plush meadows of flowery words when one word or phrase would do—and do better.
The Deployables: How to Become an Indispensable Adjuster
You are in the fog of war. Emails are flying. Nerves are fraying. Spam is frying on the extended-stay stovetop. Mandatory calls disrupt your day. The written rules of engagement, which you have committed to memory, are rewritten on the fly. New day, new directive. Good luck!
Why do you think they call us adjusters? That’s what we do. We adjust. And then we adjust again.
Bullfrogs in Buttermilk: A Perspective on Perseverance
In an old red barn on an East Texas farm, two frogs, Victus and Victor, leaped into a vat of fresh cow’s milk. They splashed and happily swam about in […]
The Prospective Adjuster’s Checklist: 10 questions to answer before you commit to a career as an independent insurance claims adjuster
Who wants to be an independent insurance claims adjuster say yeah! So you want to become an independent insurance claims adjuster? But why? How do you determine whether claims adjusting […]
Adjust U: where adjusters learn to scope like a pro
In 2023, Adjust U rolled out a new two-day class, Scope Like a Pro. The class is taught by Vice President and instructor extraordinaire Jonathan Rice…
Why should I attend the 2024 Mid-America Catastrophe Services Claims Conference?
Perhaps this question is on your mind, or maybe I just put it there. At any rate, I am glad you asked. The 2024 Mid-America Catastrophe Services Claim Conference As […]
Adjust U welcomes Executive Assistant Stephanie De La Cruz to the team!
By Gene Strother, President of Adjust U I could not be more excited to welcome the newest member to the Adjust U leadership team. Stephanie De La Cruz comes to […]
Let’s hear it for the Betio Bastards! Or, what can the catastrophe adjuster learn from military slogans?
by Gene Strother, President of Adjust U There are few for whom I have more respect than soldiers. Those men and women who choose to put themselves to the test […]
Adjust U assists a corporate person’s transition to independent claims adjusting
Gene Strother, President of Adjust U We have talked before about the 5-star experience for the Adjust U learner. We have heard from students who have come to us at […]