You want to make headway in your career, you are working hard, but how can you get momentum? How can you get further..... faster? Networking is the best way to make progress in the insurance industry.

You must know how to do networking properly and on this episode, Chris gives 5 things he believes you need to be while networking.

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This is one of the first episodes from the IA Path Podcast. I included 2 episodes that were back to back.

In this episode, I cover the 4 essential elements to an inspection and conversation and demonstrate it in a hilarious conversation with an insured who tells their story about The Diabetes, The Deer, and Jesus

The number one tool is often overlooked and forgotten about, but it's the foundation of being a good auto hail adjuster.

Chris breaks down the 3 steps to using the PDR and Hail Matrix properly.

Using a PDR Matrix is as easy as 1,2,3

1. Determine the Panel

2. Determine the Count

3. Determine the Size

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Get a copy of the hail matrix and other resources mentioned (including the audio verion of Chris' Amazon #1 Best Selling book the Hail Adjusters Playbook) by visiting HailAdjustersPlaybook.com

Chris gets excited and lays it out there telling you to quit waiting around for work to come to you... go get it!

 What does it really mean to "own your business."?

New short quick format in between full length episodes. Thoughts and quick episodes from Chris Stanley.

Chris gives his takeaways from the new groundbreaking book in the insurance industry, Insuring Tomorrow by Tony Canas and Carly Burnham.

Get the book by visiting INSNerds.com or searching on Amazon.

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5 Takeaways from Insuring Tomorrow

1. There is a need for talent in the insurance industry

2. The insurance industry is stuck in it's old ways (surprise)

3. The insurance industry is HUGE!

4. I'm not crazy, I'm a millennial

5. There is hope, and I need to do more

Insuring Tomorrow Book Description from Amazon

For several years, the Property Casualty Insurance Industry has been talking about a "looming talent crisis". Today, crisis is no longer looming, it's very much here. The average age of an insurance professional is around 60 years old and the number of insurance pros over 55 has increased by 74% in the decade before 2012. Making things worse insurance has a bad reputation in society and only 4% of Millennials report having an interest in working in the industry. In the last few years we have been hiring thousands of Millennials, but we haven't done a good job of engaging then and retaining them in the industry. This is your guidebook to not only keep your Millennials but grow them and help them fall in love with the insurance industry.

Hello and welcome to the independent adjuster podcast this is episode 36. I hope you enjoyed the new intro. I feel pumped up and ready to help guide you on the path as an IA

I am asked all the time, can you help me become an IA, tomorrow?

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1. Getting Adjuster license (1 month)
   1. 40-hour study
   2. Test
   3. Admin, fingerprints etc
2. Learn basics of hail adjusting (1 – 2 months)
   1. Auto Basics
   2. Hail damage 101
   3. Estimating system
3. Sign up for the major 5 companies and attend orientation (1 – 2 months)
   1. Pilot Catastrophe
   2. EA Renfroe
   3. Worley
   4. Eberle
   5. CNC Adjusting
4. Wait for perfect storm and deployment (1-6 months)

My conclusion is 6 months is needed to properly get trained, licensed, on rosters, and be ready. The hail season starts for March 1st, start getting ready in the summer/fall of the previous year.

5 Takeaways

1. Start NOW (at least 6 months before the next hail season)
2. Be ready to spend 6+ months pursuing this part time
3. Treat this as your business (Because it is)
4. Don’t just apply for the big 5
5. Learn the skills needed to earn repeat deployments

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In episode 34 Chris brings to light that to become a competent hail adjuster or auto damage appraiser that writes hail claims, you must have a foundational knowledge of the paintless dent repair process. Chris walks you through the hail repair process and operations.

Get Chris' new Amazon Best Selling book, Hail Adjuster's Playbook below

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PDR Time Lapse Video

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Today on episode 33 Chris interviews Jason Heenan, co-owner of Royal Adjusting Services and the host of the Adjuster Talks podcast.

Jason gives good advice on how to transition from auto to property as a catastrophic adjuster. A lot of good information for anyone wanting to get into the property catastrophe arena.

Connect to Jason by finding him on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/jason.heenan.7

or LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-heenan-b389012a/

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Also check out HailAdjustersPlaybook.com and on Tuesday May 2nd get the Hail Adjuster's Playbook ebook on Amazon.

Chris records fromWest Palm Beach FL (wind effects are real) about how approaching relationships in the auto damage appraising or catastrophe adjusting world, will kill your career, relationships, and family.