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.

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-

What a year this has turned out to be.  Is it because we have been naughty or nice!  I think we are all being naughty so we should now have lots to look forward to in 2008 because we are putting out all those good thoughts and nice feelings about doom and destruction.  Right? Or maybe we will be getting coal again next year.  Well lets think about disasters and how many we can handle at one time.

For Mariposa it has been a year of controlled and measured growth.  Over the past 8-10 months, Mariposa has developed some awesome marketing materials and a complete reface of the Mariposa website.  With a new logo, new sales material and an updated fresh website, Mariposa team managers have been successful in finding new carriers who have expressed a solid interest in working with us in 2008.  Our daily territory has expanded from 14  to 28 states.  Hopefully by the end of December we will be in the majority of the states.   We are always looking for qualified adjusters who truly can be daily adjusters and not run off for the first storm.  Our clients are primarily commercial carriers and the work includes a mix of commercial property, casualty and liability assignments.  With our new list of clients in place, Mariposa is strategically positioned to be available to handle CAT work for any region in the USA.  Here is the new list of clients:

CAT
Aspen Specialty- Nationwide- Commercial
Catlin and Cathedral- Nationwide- Commercial
First Protective- Florida- Residential
Seibel's Bruce Group (5 carriers) Florida- Residential
LA Citizens- Louisiana- Residential
Ohio Fair Plan - Residential and Commercial
Argonaut - Eastern Region - Commercial
Federated Mutual - MN -Commercial
EMC- Louisiana - Residential and Commercial
Indiana Fair Plan- Residential
Illinois Fair Plan- Residential and Commercial
Pennsylvania Fair Plan- Residential
Minnesota Fair Plan- Residential
Kentucky Fair Plan- Residential
New York Fire Mutual- Residential
Middlesex Mutual- CT, ME, MS, NH, RY, NY, VT - Residential and Commercial
Philadelphia Indemnity- Western Region- Commercial
Western Mutual- Nationwide- Commercial
Michigan Fair Plan- Residential
Mid-Continent Insurance- PA, OH, MD-
Pacific Specialty- Nationwide- Residential
Guide One
Church Mutual

DAILY
Aspen Specialty-Nationwide
Ohio Fair Plan
Claim Net- Michigan
EMC Louisiana
Great American - Nationwide
Philadelphia Indemnity-Western Region
Mid-Continent Insurance- PA, OH, MD
Guide One

And with these carriers it is only the beginning in terms of our marketing engine.  All our managers are working hard to get more business so we can keep you busy all year around.  Lets hope for the best and a better 2008.

From Scott and myself along with the Mariposa Team we wish you all a wonderful, safe and enjoyable holiday and look forward to working with you in 2008 and beyond.

David Swank
Senior Partner