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Tim asked in Business & FinanceInsurance · 5 years ago

Home insurance adjuster?

What qualifications should one posses to be a home insurance adjuster?

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  • Bill
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    If you have a College degree, you can apply with the major carriers like State Farm, Allstate, Farmers etc that have their own training programs. Good Luck

  • 5 years ago

    Get a license...not even required in every state.

    Most times, these people start as builders or working for home builders. Then, they can work as appraisers, inspectors, adjusters, etc. Its all about that construction background though, you need to know how much things cost.

  • Dion J
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    - Thick skin

    - Ability to put up with endless amounts of crap from homeowners, agents, contractors, insurance company supervisors, rand regulators

    - Built-in lie detector

    - Good math skills

    - Low self-esteem

    - Understanding of construction

    - Investigative skills

    - High intelligence

    - Diplomacy

    - Ability to work long hours without losing focus

    - Willingness to walk on steep roofs, crawl into attics full of bat guano, crawl under trailer houses full of cat guano, or wade through raw sewage in somebody's basement

    - Listen to people alternating between crying and calling you names

    - Willingness to let people sick their dogs on you, knowing that you won't sue

    - Ability to withstand physical threats from people while maintaining your friendly smile

    - Like to argue with people who cannot comprehend simple logic

    - Knowledge of the legal system

    - Ability to relate to ALL types of people

    - A license

    Source(s): retired adjuster
  • 5 years ago

    You just have to take a class or two and a test

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  • 5 years ago

    Should be honest and balanced

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