Catastrophe Field Property Training

Overview

The 5-Day Catastrophe Field Property Training is designed for students looking to learn about the property claim adjusting profession. The course will be offered via a classroom setting. Students in this course will be taught how to be fantastic property claim adjusters. The student will learn how to read and interpret an insurance policy, customer experience tips, property damage scoping, file documentation, and how to write professional estimates using Xactimate’s best practices. This course is designed to build a solid foundation for an adjuster’s first deployment or fine-tune your adjuster skills. The class will focus on getting students Level 2 certified with Xactimate.

Course Requirements for Classroom Setting

Students of this course are encouraged to meet the following criteria before attending the class:

• Personal laptop with an external mouse and Xactimate is required (Xactimate should be installed, we will have team members to assist with downloading) *Must be a PC, Cannot be a Mac device or Chromebook
  • We recommended the 30-day free demo version of the X1 Xactimate:
    • Xactimate Demo Download Link
• Basic computer skills and understanding of Microsoft Windows
• Knowledge of the adjuster profession and basic understanding of damage identification and building components

What to Expect

This course will be instructed by a Xactimate Certified Trainer with over fifteen years of property adjusting experience and ten years of teaching the Xactimate program. This is a 5-day class starting on a Monday and ending on a Friday. The class begins promptly at 8:00 am (ET) and will end at 5:00 pm (ET). There will be two fifteen-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch.

Course Objectives

Students of this course will be taught:

1. How to read and interpret an insurance policy
2. Contacting the customer and customer care tips
3. Proper file documentation
4. Writing scenario-based estimates using the Xactimate program (Wind/Hail damaged roofs, tree on fence estimating, elevation repairs, and interior water damage) *Some classes will include flood losses
5. Xactimate estimate setup (Adding coverages, deductible, price list selection, depreciation, and overhead & profit)
6. Sketching roofs and interior floor plans in Xactimate (will include tools needed for complex roofs and interior sketches)
7. Line item entry (Use of macros and templates)
8. Xactimate Claim wrap-up and reporting
9. Settling the claim with the insured
10. Xactimate Level 2 Exam Prep

*This training is subject to transition to a virtual platform if necessary. You will be notified in advance if this happens.

“I wish I had this training prior to the two storms I was deployed to.” - Fabiana S., Adjuster, Training Attendee

**All trainings are subject to be moved to a virtual platform or canceled due to storm activity. You will be notified in advance if this is the case.

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