Hey everybody, I am a newbie adjuster, and I was wandering if  that will be necessary to certify myself for fire ,flood, and earthquake.  I will greatly appreciate any help in this matter

Sure. Why not?

No, extra work producing qualifications are never required, unless you want to work. 

Jim,

The insincere newbies have dried up and I have sort of gotten out of practice. There have been a few newbies come on that are sincere and have made an effort to do logical things to advance themselfs. They also seem to be better educated and experienced. Therefore I have let them slide. Also the responses from some of the more experienced adjusters have changed from inviting, helping and encouraging all has changed to a more realistic tone. If experienced adjusters can't get work how does someone that has no experience think they can get work. I have been glancing at some of the resumes being posted and they reflect a more educated experienced group which is good to see. Maybe the tide is turning. I am curious as to how accurate the vendor lists are now. They once may have had hundreds on their list that were ready to roll. How many inexpereienced warm bodies have fallen off that list. If I was a vendor I think I would update my active list to determine how many warm bodies have fallen off instead of waiting on an event and calling only to find out that number is no longer in service or that adjuster has gone on to other endeavors.

I am glad to hear you are staying busy.

I must go now and catch up on my daily claims that have been piling up.

Have a nice day!

I just looked at the original post again and I think this guy is saying " I just got my license, what do I do next?"

I hear there may be a few openings for class action lawyers in Mississippi, go for it.

Getting a law degree to increase your income in this business, will not help, in my opinion. I went to law school and since being an adjuster for over 47 years, have never had a vendor ask me if I had a law degree. Has it helped me, yes. You better understand the law of contracts, however, you can learn those without a law degree. If you wish to get into the legal department of a carrier, then it would, of course, help you. You must stay current of law every year, as case law and other elements of the rule of law change yearly.

I would concern myself with finding work before i spent another dime if i was in your position. And i am telling you this from my own experience, as i spent a lot of money on classes and such, and then went nearly a year before getting lucky and landing a daily claims position, and this of course was with the help of a friend who was already in the business. You can have every certification available, but if you have none or limited experience no vendor will likely be interested in you while it is slow. My advise for you is to find a veteran adjuster who will allow you to tag along and learn, if you are not already doing this, it is much easier on the checking account than paying for class after class in the hopes that your resume will be glowing to vendor(s).

Actually, that's three year's experience . . .

Actually, it is 4 years verifiable experience...

I tried to be an IA but there just isn't much work out there right now. The others are right, this is a bad time to try to go into it. I ended up taking a job with a carrier. So far I love it.