Independent vs. Staff Adjuster, Daniel the Adjuster

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  • čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
  • What is a better? Staff or Independent Adjusters
    Who makes more money?
    What is the better work environment?
    #Insurance #adjuster #independent
    0:00 intro
    0:02 5 great reasons to consider becoming an Independent Adjuster
    0:35 1. Flexibility and Autonomy
    1:29 Day in the Life as an Adjuster
    • Day in the Life--Part ...
    1:38 2. Diverse Work Opportunities
    2:30 www.catadjuster.org/Careers.aspx
    2:39 3. Potential for Higher Earnings
    3:35 How to make $15,000 per month as an Adjuster
    • How to make $15,000 pe...
    3:49 4. Entrepreneurial Growth and Ownership
    4:37 How to be an Adjuster
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    4:47 5. Diverse Skill Development
    5:45 Wrap up
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Komentáře • 24

  • @danieltheadjuster
    @danieltheadjuster  Před 9 měsíci +2

    Are you a staff or an independent adjuster?

  • @AdjusterTV
    @AdjusterTV Před 9 měsíci +3

    Love your vids Daniel.. however having been an IA for more than 20 years with a stint as a staff adjuster I can tell you that the work life balance of an IA is not better than staff.
    If a person wants to make good money - in other words: make being an IA worth it - they’re going to have to work more than 8 hours a day and more than 5 days a week.
    Staff adjusters can shut their computers and work phones off at 5pm Friday and ignore them until 8am Monday.
    IAs are required to drop everything to go work cat at a moments notice. Meaning missing grandmas birthday at Outback Steakhouse. Etc.

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 9 měsíci +4

      @AdjusterTV good point....I would agree with you on several points. When I was a new adjuster, I busted tail, always answered the phone every time it rang, called every new claim within 5 minutes of the claim coming in, and worked well into the evenings. I realized that after doing this over and over, yes my numbers were great with the firm, but no reward was given. I basically was busting my tail for no reason. I decided to back it up a bit. I let my voicemail handle most calls, stopped answering emails and new assignments at 6 p.m., and pushed all of it to the next day. It was life-changing. As far as CAT work, I would agree with you, it is a crazy life and no amount of sanity exists during these events. Everyone has to tweak life sometimes, and what works for one, may not work for others. I remember staff work and it was low-paying, and disappointing, not to mention the politics (UGH!). Not interested in that. Just work on the balance, you will be able to figure it out one day. Life is not all about work, but about life and work. Thanks for your comment.

    • @AdjusterTV
      @AdjusterTV Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@danieltheadjuster And I think it's only fair that we qualify what we're saying for the viewers: the work/life balance etc of being a cat IA is in a lot of cases exactly the same as it is for a STAFF catastrophe adjuster. Staff cat adjusters can work the same crazy hours and usually can't choose deployments/hours like an IA can.
      In my previous comment I have to clarify that I was comparing staff daily/local adjusters with IA catastrophe adjusters and that's not really a fair comparison.

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 9 měsíci

      @AdjusterTV Yes, you are right

  • @omotosho22
    @omotosho22 Před 9 měsíci

    Staff adjuster here and I love it.

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 9 měsíci

      @omotosho22 Great!

    • @RobinNatural1
      @RobinNatural1 Před 6 měsíci

      I so want to get on as staff. This would be a career change for me. I’ve applied but haven’t passed the Travelers or SF assessment. Any suggestions? I’m not giving up. Thank you.

  • @c.n217
    @c.n217 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Is being an adjuster a recession proof career I am a mom and would like to enter this field but not as an independent or cat adjuster is there any line of adjuster that you recommend where I will make decent money and will always have a job no matter the economy or state I decide to move in?

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 7 měsíci

      It’s a hard question, because it just depends on what you’re doing as an adjuster. If you’re only working CAT Deployments, I feel like there are plenty of opportunities all over the country. I know people that are doing this and doing very well, but it does take some time to build that résumé.
      As far as a Daily Adjuster, I never really saw my income go down in a recession, only from the lack of storms. This past year we didn’t have a really big hail storm in this area in the spring, so it really slow down the year for work . This was not due to the recession, it was due to the lack of storms. But every other year, it seems to be very good. Even during Covid, I was extremely busy.

  • @thomasm..7336
    @thomasm..7336 Před 4 měsíci

    Great video, Daniel! What would be the best path for a 60-year-old guy with 20+ years of experience as a contractor in the tile, flooring, and remodeling business? Or am I too old? I don't think I want to jump on the roof though :)

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 4 měsíci +1

      @thomasm..7336 Age is not a factor in this job. I believe work ethic is the most important. Desk adjusting is the best first start. They require this for everyone, but with your experience you can advance fast to field adjusting. You can handle flood and water claims, and never climb a roof. Lots of money to be made there!! Thanks for watching.

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 4 měsíci

      Good question!

    • @thomasm..7336
      @thomasm..7336 Před 4 měsíci

      How about a public adjuster? Is that worth pursuing?

    • @danieltheadjuster
      @danieltheadjuster  Před 4 měsíci +1

      @thomasm..7336 you can choose one route or the other. Meaning public Adjuster or Independent Adjuster but you cannot go back-and-forth. Public adjuster is a risky decision in my opinion, because if it doesn’t work out, you will not be able to be an independent. One of the questions that the firm asks, when you sign up with them, is, if you’ve ever been a public adjuster. The insurance company does not want to hire anyone that has been a public adjuster to start operating as an independent, but if you were to start as an independent, you are welcome to go to a public Adjuster if you so choose, with no problems.

    • @thomasm..7336
      @thomasm..7336 Před 4 měsíci

      Thank your responses. Daniel! Very appreciated!