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Updated information on Independent Adjuster Income and Staff Adjuster Salaries

We often receive the question from new adjusters about the amount of income a staff adjuster or an independent adjuster or a catastrophe adjuster can make. Many forums say this topic is taboo to speak about it on public forums. Here are many articles found on public websites for your informational purposes for those of you exploring careers in this profession. I'll be posting in this blog later about pros and cons of staff adjusting versus being an independent adjuster. I continue to be amazed teaching online classes on ClaimSmentor how many adjusters have misconceptions about the freedom associated with being an independent because they really have no experience yet with the expectations of carriers for independent adjusters handling their claims....so check back often for updates on many topics! This first article is by National Underwriter Claims Magazine now managing Editor, Eric Gilkey "Overwork/Underpaid": http://www.claimsmag.com/cms/Claims/Monthly%20Issues/Issues/2006/10/Features/... Here is also the latest Bureau of Labor statistics report on Adjuster pay: http://www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos125.pdf Here you will find a link to an interesting formula used by an adjusting firm for figuring independent pay! Let us know how accurate you think this could be! http://www.imsclaims.com/compensation.htm It is very hard to pinpoint an "average" salary or compensation for an independent adjuster. There are many many variables such as the number of files assigned, the tight zoning of assignments in a territory or much travel involved between appointments, the fee schedules of the carriers and the fee split with the adjusting firm. Also, variables exist as to which expense items independent adjusting firms take a fee split on such as mileage, photos, tolls, and other items from the gross fee schedule billings. The net income to an independent adjuster also varies greatly based on their temporary housing expenses at a cat site, gas expenses depending on travel from home and then site to site,etc..so there is no cut and dry answer but hopefully these well researched articles may give you some indication. Be leary of the ads and rumors you hear about those earning high dollars. While there certainly are those who do earn those figures based on years of expertise, there is no guarantee of such income. All independents can vouch for that after the slow 2006 storm season! Deborah K Moroy,AIC,IIA Dimechimes Corporation ClaimSmentor www.Dimechimes.com www.ClaimSmentor.com

Posted on Thursday, Jul 26, 2007 09:08:24 CDT by Dimechimes

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