I am trying to learn how to handle flood claims, though flood certified I never had one of those :) Hail and wind kept me busy for a while. You, who saw it all, grey haired wizards of adjusting, show me the path...  Write your own companies, who do they contact when they become overwhelmed with claims? Do they try to hire local IAs? or do they have like a prefered IAs list?  Anybody with extensive flood experience help me, I beg you.... :)

Chuck, how do I find any of them? Man, I am breaking my head trying to figure out the fact, that adjusters are not getting younger, they MUST need some new guys, how do those new guys get in?

Its a secret, someone might be able to tell ya, but then they'd have to kill ya

Olegred-

If you are ready to learn, you might have the opportunity to learn.

Provide me with a copy of your NFIP certification and copies of (or proof of licensing for ) property adjuster licenses in the states of GA and KY. Hopefully you are a resident of one of these states. If you are a TN resident, even better.

I am willing to train someone that wants to learn flood claims. Be prepared to pay for your own expenses; lodging, meals and fuel. "Will work for food" is not included in my offer. Your benefit from training with me will be that you will be knowledgeable and better prepared to work your own flood assignments. The total volume of flood claims from this event is currently very low, so you should have no expectations of working flood losses on your own at this time. Maybe if we get a CAT 5 hurricane this fall, but probably not before then.

If you are serious about learning, then let me know. You may contact me directly on my cell phone @ 361-834-3503.

J.A. (Jay) Bauman AIC

If more new people had xmate talents and can read notes, or better still a talking camera that the "real adjuster uses" AND go as far as they can with a printed "draft" they will learn a lot in 2 weeks. if they will furnish all their expense $ and zero pay for two weeks, and if they INCREASE the real adjusters production. Then start anew with another adjuster if you like and you will have 50 three day course's in 30 days, and should be some contribution on about 100-to 150 closed files. **** I think you will learn more with 2 than one****. I was lucky I worked five days (one week on regular losses) with 4 differant adjusters and then I worked inside one month looking at new files coming in daily to be paid, Really 8 good weeks+ 3 years as a liability adjuster before I started on grease fires.

I think I met olegred last week when about 6 of us had a good ole adjusters pissing contest at the bar and poor ole olegred just dribbled in his  new dockers, I suggest we call him DD.