Ongoing education is a key factor to your continued success as a professional claims adjuster. A sense of community is also important. We have found both at ClaimsMentor (www.claimsmentor.com). If you are not a registered member we highly recommend you do that before the end of the year.
Here is the link for registration information:
http://www.claimsmentor.com/register.php
Whether you are new to the business or an old hat with years of experience, ClaimsMentor is the place for you to visit and then call home. Mariposa has been involved with this great website for adjusters since its beginnings. Today it is a robust, well rounded community website space that provides a significant amount of online training for the fraction of the normal costs. For those of you who have tons of experience it is a good way to start sharing it as a mentor to those who really want to learn. At this adjuster community you will find support and answers to questions. It is not a community of argument and fights- tolerance and respect for each other is required.
Here is what is coming up the first week in January-
40 Hour Fundamentals of Claims class for members who are new to the adjusting field.
This first class of the year takes place LIVE ONLINE from January 7- January 31, 2008 on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6pm-9pm CST. All participants who successfully complete the course will receive a 40 hour course completion certificate in the Fundamentals of Claims as the course requires 24 hours of live online class instruction as well as 16 hours of pre-class reading and pre-class homework assignments.
In summary, the class covers almost all basics with the exception of estimating as that is covered in all the software classes. The course does cover one evening of estimate reconciliation to go over all of the major items that cause most differences in estimates to help new adjusters understand the proper and most efficient means of reconciling estimates with contractors. The class also includes 2 nights of Additional Living Expense training and worksheets, Real life zoning assignment to teach them how to zone assignments when receiving 50 plus claims at one time, electronic claim file and paper file submission instructions/file requirements, Complaint Resolution handling to include dealing with Public Adjusters and Attorneys as well as time demand notices, Ethics-carrier/IA firm standards, and much more too numerous to outline in this blog.
ClaimsMentor members can login to this link for further information and reservations.
http://www.claimsmentor.com/forums/forum16/2853.html