The Independent Adjuster Podcast (IA Path)

Today we dive into what are the steps of an auto damage claim and what our role is as independent adjusters and appraisers.

There are ten steps to an auto damage claims and 14 things we must do to complete our part of those 10 steps.

I'll break it all down in this episode and you can see visuals that go along with the episode at https://iapath.com/auto-damage-claim/

Don’t you wish there was an independent adjuster calendar that would clue you in on what to do each month?

I’ve been getting a few questions around “How long does it take to get started?” or “Work slowed down, is that normal?”

I figured giving you a month by month breakdown of what I’ve seen over the last 13+ years in our industry and what I’ve seen our 750+ adjusters and appraisers in our IA Path Community experience, may help you have proper expectations and be able to create a plan.

I’ll give some tips on what you should be doing month to month for both new and working IA’s.

Ready? Let’s do this!

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Chad Burnett graduated from IA Path in September of 2021 and immediately began getting work as an adjuster. He had been a police officer for 21 years and transitioned into this new career. He loves the work he is doing now as an IA.

Chad became an insurance adjuster because he wanted a change of pace after 20 years as a police officer. He knew he could get a pension from the city, and he started looking for a new job. He found insurance adjusting through a Google search, and he watched Matt Allen's Adjuster TV to learn more about the profession.

Chad talks about his journey from being a cop to becoming an auto appraiser. The hardest part for him was figuring out all the different parts of the car. He talks about how he has not had a day where he hasn't had a claim in the 14 months since he started and how there is plenty of business. He shares he learns something new every day and that the appraisal industry is much simpler than being a cop.

In the conversation, the speaker talks about his biggest challenge with being an insurance adjuster, which is travel. He has learned to say no to some people for these long distance that are two to three-hour trips away. And that has cleared his slate a lot for opening up a lot more around here, making my cycle time a heck of a lot lower.

Timestamps

0:00:00

Chad Burnett: From Police Officer to Adjuster

0:02:16

Chad's Journey from Police Officer to Insurance Appraiser

0:03:39

Chad's First Claim: A Conversation

0:07:15

Insurance Adjuster Discusses Biggest Challenges After One Year on the Job

0:09:51

The Transition from Auto to Heavy Equipment Appraisal

0:11:38

The Advantages of Being an Insurance Adjuster

0:13:01

Insurance Adjuster Discusses the Pros and Cons of His Job

0:14:49

Leads and Losses: A Conversation with an Insurance Agent

0:16:07

The Benefits of a College Education in the 21st Century

0:17:58

Chad's Advice for Independent Adjusters

0:19:47

Chad's Report Writing Process

0:21:25

Chad's Success Story as an Independent Adjuster

Today Chris Stanley interviews Creston Haverstraw about her IA journey.

Creston started as an independent adjuster 7 months ago and has taken off like a rocket ship. 

Learn from her story how you can get working and how to be successful as an independent adjuster.

Some highlights from this episode are,

• Hear how Creston completed her pre-licensing in less than two weeks.
• What she did to get her first desk deployment immediately after becoming licensed.
• How she transitioned into daily claims
• One of her secrets of her success

This is such a good story that will help you see the path forward to getting started in your independent adjusting or appraising career.

In this finale of the "How to Use Being an Insurance Adjuster to Get What You Want" Chris Stanley breaks down the final step of his goal setting framework.

He also discusses the tools we have to accomplish anything in life and which is the most valuable.

I hope you'll listen and be inspired to set intentional goals for 2023.

In this episode Chris Stanley continues his presentation on How To Use Being an Insurance Adjuster to Get What You Want Out of Live.

He dives into setting milestones and goals for your life based on the direction and dream life you determined.

This episode is part 1 of a presentation Chris Stanley did 1 1/2 years ago at the IA Job Fair.

In it, he lays down the first part of a framework for how you get what you want out of life as an independent adjuster.

Today Chris dives deep into each Life Currencies and explores how you can use these different currencies to claim your life.

To claim your life, you've got to be able to achieve or purchase what you want out of life.

Today Chris unveils his new way of thinking about how we purchase things we want in life.

He calls it the 4 Life Currencies.
- Time
- Energy
- Money
- Relationships