Adjuster Consulting

10/16/2022

Happy Boss’s Day! 🎉 Our CEO and Founder, Jim Heiden, is a Certified General Adjuster with extensive experience and a diverse background in all facets of the property loss sector. He has extensive experience working with insurance carriers, independent adjusting companies, attorneys, construction companies and commercial development companies throughout the nation and the globe. Need a 1st or 3rd party expert? We can help! Jim is also highly sought after for corporate training as well as educational presentations at industry conferences and seminars throughout the nation.

10/14/2022

Homeowners insurance typically helps cover your home and belongings. Most policies include coverages that may help pay to repair or replace your home and its contents if they are damaged by fire.

Does home insurance cover fire damage? In most cases, it does. Learn when homeowners insurance covers fire damage, and when it might not.

10/13/2022

Great article on the rules for each state’s appraisal process.

My bet is that virtually all property insurance adjusters will say “yes.” Yet, in a recent Order in a pending case in Wisconsin,1 State Farm has currently

10/12/2022

Wildfires have increased and so have the number of people moving to high-risk fire areas along the West Coast.

A 2015 study confirmed that fire seasons have lengthened by more than a month in parts of the western U.S. compared to 35 years ago. But just as wildfires have increased, so have the number of people moving to high-risk fire areas along the West Coast. Meanwhile, adequate insurance for wildfire dama

10/11/2022

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10/10/2022

It’s Fire Prevention Week! Fire, smoke, soot and water damage can be devastating. Learn more about important actions to keep you and those around you safe.
https://www.nfpa.org/Events/Events/Fire-Prevention-Week

10/07/2022

According to Travelers Insurance Cos., data shows wind, non-weather-related water damage, hail, weather-related water damage and theft, respectively, are the most common drivers of home insurance claims.

Filing a second fire claim can increase home insurance rates by more than 40%.

10/06/2022

Interesting read!

It will help companies to fulfill their promise

10/05/2022

Check out some of our latest projects! We successfully manage multi-million dollar commercial and residential claims including property damage, large loss, claim handling, settlement, and litigation assistance.

10/04/2022

According to a recent release, Kentucky will receive more than $95.7 million in federal assistance has been provided by FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration to support disaster recovery following the December 10-11 tornadoes.

Nine months after the federal disaster declaration for Kentucky following the Dec. 10-11 tornadoes, more than $95.7 million in federal assistance has been provided by FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration to support disaster recovery.

10/03/2022

In the first half of this year, there have been 7 weather disasters costing at least a billion dollars each, half the number that occurred in the same period of 2021. The cost of weather disasters has been much smaller, too, with just $10 billion in total damages. The U.S. might be catching a break in billion-dollar plus weather disasters this year compared to recent peak years, but the long-term projections suggest these billion-dollar disasters will become more frequent.

Source: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images News via Getty Images Western Drought and Heat Wave > Duration: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 > Estimated cost: $8.9 billion — #4 highest since 2020 > Estimated deaths: 229 Drought conditions persisted throughout much of 2021 across several Western states...

09/30/2022

Southern Oregon residents with losses and/or damages from the 2020 Almeda and Obenchain now have another year to apply for insurance. The deadline has been extended to September 30, 2023.

Southern Oregon residents with losses and/or damages from the 2020 Almeda and Obenchain now have another year to apply for insurance, says a bulletin from the O