My Blog on CADO. http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/BlogId/1/Default.aspx en-US roy@catadjuster.org admin@catadjuster.org Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:16:07 GMT Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:16:07 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.5.1.19887 <p>In this quick tip we cover issues related to Overhead & Profit (O&P) that you may encounter in the field.  Some clients may request that you handle O&P in a different way then what your current default settings allow.  In those cases you may only wish to change the settings on a selected file instead of changing your system setup. </p> <a href=http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/24/Quick-Tip-Xactimate-v25-Adjusting-O-P-Per-Claim.aspx>More...</a> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/24/Quick-Tip-Xactimate-v25-Adjusting-O-P-Per-Claim.aspx Xactimate Tips roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/24/Quick-Tip-Xactimate-v25-Adjusting-O-P-Per-Claim.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/24/Quick-Tip-Xactimate-v25-Adjusting-O-P-Per-Claim.aspx Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:56:00 GMT 4 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=24 <p>As a group of Adjusters we have the unique opportunity to have hundreds of people in hundreds of different locations though out the nation.  Based on this I have placed missing children alerts through-out the site.  And since we spend a lot of our time while on assignments in neighborhoods making inspections let's keep an eye out for these children. If you see something that just does not appear to be right, then check the list.</p> <p><a href="http://www.missingkids.com/">http://www.missingkids.com/</a></p> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/19/Missing-Children.aspx roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/19/Missing-Children.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/19/Missing-Children.aspx Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:52:10 GMT 0 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=19 To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes. <a href=http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/18/Multiple-Peril-Insurance-Act-of-2007-HR-920.aspx>More...</a> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/18/Multiple-Peril-Insurance-Act-of-2007-HR-920.aspx roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/18/Multiple-Peril-Insurance-Act-of-2007-HR-920.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/18/Multiple-Peril-Insurance-Act-of-2007-HR-920.aspx Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:51:44 GMT 0 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=18 Have you ever seen an estimate tree in Xactimate where the roof section is listed as Roof1, Roof2, Roof3 and so on? Well in most cases this occurs when the estimate writer uses the "roof icon" or the f key to add the extensions to the main roof diagram in Sketch, when a better option would be to use the "Square Break" tool to add extensions to the roof.<a href=http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/7/Using-the-Square-Break-tool-to-add-roof-extensions.aspx>More...</a> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/7/Using-the-Square-Break-tool-to-add-roof-extensions.aspx Xactimate Tips roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/7/Using-the-Square-Break-tool-to-add-roof-extensions.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/7/Using-the-Square-Break-tool-to-add-roof-extensions.aspx Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:52:25 GMT 7 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=7 <P><FONT face=Verdana color=#deb887><EM><FONT color=#006400>Note: I moved this post and the comments from the feedback forum. It was posted to go with the current Poll at that time. I have since removed that forum</FONT>.</EM></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Verdana>I recently attended a meeting in which a guest speaker spoke about Cat Adjusters as a commodity instead of a profession.  Have we become a commodity? Here are the <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">definitions from Wikipedia.org, <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/" target=_blank><FONT color=#000080>http://en.wikipedia.org</FONT></A> </SPAN><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Profession<BR></STRONG>A profession is an occupation that requires extensive training and the study and mastery of specialized knowledge, and usually has a professional association, ethical code and process of certification or licensing.<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Commodity<BR></STRONG>In the world of </FONT><A title=Business href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080>business</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>, a commodity is an undifferentiated product whose </FONT><A title="Value (economics)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_%28economics%29"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080>value</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana> arises from the owner's right to sell rather than the right to use. <BR><BR>What do you think is Cat Adjusting a Commodity or a profession?<BR><BR>Do we as a group meet the definition of a Profesion? I believe I would rather be part of a profession and not a commodity.  Let's break this down a little.<BR><BR>Profession;<BR><BR>1) Extensive Training<BR>2) Study and mastery of specialized knowledge<BR>3) professional association<BR>4) ethical code<BR>5) process of certification and training<BR><BR>I would like to start with number 4, ethical code. Do we have an ethical code? If not can we create one via the CADO <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">community</SPAN>?<BR><BR>more to come .. <BR></P></FONT> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/4/Profession-or-Commodity.aspx roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/4/Profession-or-Commodity.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/4/Profession-or-Commodity.aspx Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:52:25 GMT 1 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4 <P><FONT face=Verdana>Over the years we have seen many efforts to form an association here on CADO. Well, I'm not sold on the need for an association, there are several reason for this and I plan to explain them in detail below.  One reason is because in a way I see CADO as an association already, web based maybe but still an association and a voice for our community. Of course I realize this may seem bias because I'm the founder, owner and webmaster for CADO.  But I hope in the end that you see this as more than a bias opinion.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Verdana>more to come...</FONT></P> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/3/A-voice-for-our-community.aspx roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/3/A-voice-for-our-community.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/3/A-voice-for-our-community.aspx Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:52:25 GMT 0 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=3 <P>CADO is offering blogs to visitors that wish to contribute to the community via an open blog.  So if you believe you have a way with writing and would like your own blog drop me a note.</P> <P>Thanks, Roy</P> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/2/Would-you-like-a-Blog.aspx roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/2/Would-you-like-a-Blog.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/2/Would-you-like-a-Blog.aspx Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:52:25 GMT 3 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=2 In this blog we will show you one way to change the base service charges using the Summary Matrix.<a href=http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/16/Using-the-Summary-Matrix-to-change-Base-Service-Charges.aspx>More...</a> http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/16/Using-the-Summary-Matrix-to-change-Base-Service-Charges.aspx Xactimate Tips roy@catadjuster.org http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/16/Using-the-Summary-Matrix-to-change-Base-Service-Charges.aspx#Comments http://www.catadjuster.org/Home/Blogs/tabid/55/EntryId/16/Using-the-Summary-Matrix-to-change-Base-Service-Charges.aspx Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:52:25 GMT 1 http://www.catadjuster.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=16