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NFIP Adjuster Fee Schedules – Alternative Fee Schedule

To apply to claims reported with a date of loss of September 17, 2022, and later.

CADO Admin / Sunday, October 9, 2022

The information below comes the WYO Bulletin W-22007 issued 10/1/2022

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 WYO Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement (“Arrangement”) at IV.C.2 authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in its sole discretion, to authorize the use of an alternative Fee Schedule to ensure the availability of qualified insurance adjusters during catastrophic flooding events.

NFIP Information for Claims Adjusters

NFIP Information for Claims Adjusters

NFIP Information for Claims Adjusters

CADO Admin / Sunday, October 12, 2014

Information on some of the resources for adjusters that can be found on the NFIP site.

S.C. Private Flood Insurance Act Enacted, Aims to Make Flood Insurance More Accessible

S.C. Private Flood Insurance Act Enacted, Aims to Make Flood Insurance More Accessible

S.C. Private Flood Insurance Act Enacted, Aims to Make Flood Insurance More Accessible

Source: SC DOI Press Release

Roy / Tuesday, October 27, 2020

From the September 30, 2020 Press Release

"Columbia, S.C. – Monday, Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Private Flood Insurance Act into law (S. 882). This Act aims to foster innovative flood insurance coverage in South Carolina, allowing insurers the ability to test products in the market and offer consumers greater choice for flood insurance coverage. "

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Roof Safety
I just went from being an adjuster for a locale to being a CAT adjuster and discovered my CAT boss thinks I should be getting on roofs my old boss would not have expected me to get on. Anyway, I'm trying to find a post on roof safety equipment
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TELESCOPIC LADDERS
I just wanted to get some input from experienced users of the telescopic ladders
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Roof Chalk
Just wondering what you olde....I mean more experienced guys use to mark your roofs. I use welders chalk, its hard and lasts a while, and its not as messy as colored sidewalk chalk. But is is hard to see on a grey 3 tab or white roof. I was walking t
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Ride Along/Mentor
I know it has been asked before, but I am new to the forum and just recently gotstarted in claims. I am currently going through my training right now for the Texas license. I was riding along with a IA in the DFW area, but he has sin
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Posted In: Getting Started

Watt Power Inverter for autos.
Have been informed by my company that we will need to table top 60-80% of claims. Question: what dc to ac inverter (and wattage 200, 400) is best for the least amount of money. There are a lot of them out there. Have PC, Printer, Tom Tom, Cel
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Posted In: Tools of the Trade

how much staff guys make?
Say, if you are a staff adjuster for Allstate? How much would you make a year?
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Computer thoughts
Looking for advice from advanced users about computers. If you have something other than a common lap top I am interested. Do you run Xactimate with Vista? What version of Vista do you use? Is it 32 bit or 64 bit. How much RAM are you running? What v
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Questions about the claim adjuster business
I just graduated college with an insurance degree, and got married 2 months ago....I have a few questions that I wanted to ask current adjusters. Are you away from home a lot, and for how long on average are you away from home? Are you gone 4 days ou
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E&O insurance
What are some good compaines that sell E&O insurance? What are the prices for poilcy's?
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Camera Purchase???
I am looking for opinions on the purchase of a new camera. Since beginning i have always used a digital point and shoot type camera ($130.00 panasonic), however i have never been satisfied with its inability to take good overall shots of rooms and ro
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Should I get a smart phone or am I just being a cheapskate?
Do you guys have smart phones? (Blackberry, iphone, etc...) I am thinking about buying one but I don't want to add an additional $30 to my monthly bills. It seems like everytime I turn around I have a new monthly bill. When you a
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Want to be a cat adjuster
I want to be a cat adjuster, but have very few leads on how to get started. I have a background in new home construction. I have a general contractors lic. for the state of Arkansas. We all know how the construction
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Posted In: Getting Started

Certifications that will help get an adjuster deployed sooner!
I am considering 3 additions to my adjusting abilities: NFIP certification, Certified HAAG roof inspector, and Rope and Harness Certification. Can anyone tell me ( in order of their value to vendors and carriers) which of thes
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Posted In: Training - Licensing - Certification

Car Desks - What is the best solution on the market?
What is the best car desk rig on the market?
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NEED A MENTOR
I am looking for someone to mentor me in the field of claims adjusting. My family and I have been threw two ajor claims and I am intrested in learning the field and being able to help other people as well as make a living. I live in the Austin
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Yet another CAT Adjuster Wannabe
Greetings, Just read the responses to Stacy Hudson's post regarding US Staffing and became slightly disillusioned. But reflecting on the inexperience of some of my classmates in real estate inspection school I understand the the prospects offered
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Posted In: Getting Started

Newbie Questions Experienced Guys Please Help
I am cutting and pasting this post by Alex which was posted on the Catastrophe Central Forums. I moved it over here because of CADO's policy to post these types of questions only in the community forum. Alex wrote:
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Getting a job.
Hello, I am a newly licensed adjsuter in NC. I have just completed basic and advance Xactimate training at Xactware in Utah. I have read some of these posts off and on for a couple of months and have come to the conclusion that most do not recommend
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SHINGLE MATCHING
Remember the days of Minnesota and Wisconsin when the lawsuits required us to match siding and shingles? I am working a commercial wind claim on a shopping center in Texas. Liberty Mutual is the carrier. Their first inclination is t
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Posted In: The Claim File

Newbie needs tips
Hello everyone, This is my first post so let me briefly introduce myslef. I am starting out in the field adjuster position . I am currently employed by a large insurance company. I have prior claims experience but not related to property adjust
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Need a mentor
I am about to embark on becoming a CAT property adjuster. I am a NC resident and am looking for a mentor to help me in this process. I need someone who is not bothered by seemingly unimportant questions. I want someone who is experi
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Posted In: Training - Licensing - Certification

Anyone have a Comprehensive List of Tools?
I'd love to see an essential inventory list before I leave.
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Posted In: Tools of the Trade

Cat vs. Staff
So, here I am now in Crawford cat department. Doing pretty good, I have some work, and hopefully, will have some more. BUT! I am starting to have some thoughts about going staff with Crawford, you know it's less money but more stable. AND
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Posted In: General

New Student With Questions
After a long time of not knowing what career path to choose I have to decided that I'd like to be a claims adjuster. I've searched this forum and found lots of good information, but I still I have a few questions on how to obtain
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Posted In: General

Disto and Xactimate
Can anyone tell me anything about this duo from experience? Are there less expensive measure devices that will do the same thing? Is it all about the bluetooth technology or is Xactimate the only software this works with. I know nothing about how i
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Posted In: Tools of the Trade

Listed below are some links to other blog post and articles on other sites.

Dimechimes ClaimSmentor Adjuster Information Blog
Organization Chart for the Claims Handling Blame Game- A Humorous Graph -A Serious Look at Claim Bad Faith Issues
On the page the above link takes you to you will find links to some of her other articles at the end of the above article.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT CAT ADJUSTER?
Article written by John Postava
On the Ryze Claim Solutions webite

You can find additional post from John and Dimechimes in the CADO forums, they have made many post over the years contributing to the community by sharing their knowledge and experiance.

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