Guest Blog Posts

 

We will put a link up here to any blog written by one of our Guest bloggers. They will include blogs from claim industry experts, claim managers, and experienced and new adjusters on their experiences learning the claim industry for gainful employment. Their stories will motivate you, educate you, engage you, anger you about some of the scams going on by external claim vendors turning the claim training industry into a money making mill rather than providing professional information. We hope you will enjoy the following blogs. We have about 6 already and several new ones in the works to put in links here. We are in the process of posting not only their Guest blog here but also a link to their bio’s on my Linkedin Connection so you can learn more about them. We are waiting for a few of those to be posted on our Linkedin connection.

Dr Michael Birzon, 3/10/09- UCF Insurance Director for FL online Adjuster licensing for insurance companies, independent adjusting firms and independent adjusters or carrier staff:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/guest-blog-by-dr-michael-birzon-ucf-insurance-department-tall-tails-from-texas-warning-about-fl-adjusters-false-belief-tx-licenses-waives-fl-license-exam-for-residents/

Michael Hale- Director of Claims Professional Liability and Dale Moore, Director of Marketing for CPLIC at www.cplic.net . They have already prepared a 2007 and 2009 Question and Answer blog on errors and omissions coverage which we will also link here and are in the process of doing their 2009 guest blog for us due to the windpools now requiring that adjusting firms and independent adjusters file Answers to any Complaints (claim litigation lawsuits to clear that up for new adjusters) filed against the windpools (TWIA and Citizens FL for example). Links will be here to them:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/errors-and-omissions-coverage-guest-bloggers-dale-moore-client-relations-director-for-cplic/

 

Rocke Baker- Experienced Adjuster , Michigan- Great advice for new adjusters (already posted):

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-big-c-commitment-problems-with-independent-adjuster-relationships-advice-by-guest-blogger-rocke-baker/

Steve Ebner- Staff Claim Manager, prior history, field independent adjuster and staff adjuster “Crisis Intervention in Claims” already posted:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/crisis-intervention-while-catastrophe-adjusting-by-guest-blogger-steve-ebner/

Randy and Debbie Cox- Independent Adjusters- their experience through their license through first assignments and lessons they learned:

Kim and Nelson Stegall, now experienced independent adjusters- prior history of 20 years in Insurance Agency with American Family/and Construction firm owner- great story of their transition from other careers to claims and their trip along the way:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/cat-tales-by-guest-bloggers-kim-and-nelson-stegall-their-first-storm-experience/

Ray Krauser- to be posted week of 3/12/09- history of his transition from General Contractor through training to prepare for Claims Career:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/guest-blog-by-ray-hauser-of-claimsmentor-ray-shares-his-personal-story-in-our-luck-where-preparation-meets-opportunity-series/

Mark Gray- staff adjuster- from trainee to staff employee- remarkable success in is training endeavors to be posted in March:

Brenda Shipp- independent adjuster trainee, story of her and husband Dan Shipp’s training while he was suffering with terminal cancer. She continues on in her training efforts in her remarkable journey- to be posted in April 09:

Linda Goodson, independent adjuster and claims examiner- from license to success in Claims, her personal story :

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/adjustin-to-adjusting-guest-blogger-linda-goodson-first-storm-duty-was-katrina/

Leslie Lenz- Independent Adjuster- “Time Management Skills for Adjusters” ..great article for adjusters on catastrophe assignments:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/time-management-skills-how-to-start-a-storm-by-lenz-with-mariposaltd-claims/

Kevin Quinley. CPCU- Claim Industry Key Note Speaker- Blog subject will be transitioning from Claims Adjuster to Claims Management. Series of Articles Expected to run through April 2009.

Dr Gary Blake of the Writing Workshop will provide guest blogs for Claim Professionals. You will see those up shortly:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/dr-gary-blakes-the-claims-communication-workshop-online-adjuster-training-webinars-and-claim-conferences/

Crawford and Company KMConDemand classes- Guest Blog info from Keith Winter, Marketing:

http://dimechimes.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/crawford-and-compan-online-adjuster-training-courses-look-excellent-kmcondemand-programs/