Ending My Adjuster-Fighting Era

Roofguy Said:

It is an absolutely false premise you work from. I just spent almost a year forcing an insurance company to pay $50,000. It was a money-loser for me, big time.

You mean you did this and did not even get the roofing job?

I did not state a premise. The issue is objectivity and I believe that was the intent of the law. As I said, the profits of the insurance companies are guaranteed. This law does not protect their profits. And you did not "force" anything. You had no power. All you could do was act as an expert witness. The insurance company merely caved for whatever reason. (But you can always still act the part of Dudley Doright to influence the property owner if you choose-HA.)

The law did not change that which you could do. The thing the law changed was now you will have to argue your position through a public adjuster as always on behalf of the property owner if it gets that far. But chances are, you can argue your position to the insurance adjuster and they just might cave anyway.

natty Said:

I never judge someone that is not following the law. They are just trying to feed their family.

Now you take an adjuster with a roofing business, or a roofer claiming he can influence an insurance claim, you have nothing but a couple of con artists in motion.

It is an absolutely false premise you work from. I just spent almost a year forcing an insurance company to pay $50,000. It was a money-loser for me, big time. But the insured had money coming and I was the one to get it for him.

After I sent him the "Appraisal Award" settlement sheet today, he had a 2 word response: Great job! Believe it or not, sometimes these deals are fought - not because it's profitable - but because it's the right thing to do.

The conclusion you have reached keeps you from finding the correct answer sometimes, because it is a solid fact that sometimes these things are fought on principle alone.

I never judge someone that is not following the law. They are just trying to feed their family.

This isn't even close to being a "steal bread or starve" dilemma. The issue is "who will watch the watchers"?

Most people are forced to send their hard earned dollars to 3rd party money managers under the guise of "Insurance". The insurance company's profits are guaranteed by the regulators. So they aren't even much of a player in the "storm restoration racket". They are the facilitators.

Property owners don't have much of a clue. Roofers should know, but most of them have become nothing more than wheeling and dealing opportunistic storm chasers. Adjusters don't know much about roofing and are basically paper pushers.

Now you take an adjuster with a roofing business, or a roofer claiming he can influence an insurance claim, you have nothing but a couple of con artists in motion.

Ha! I have said for years it has become nothing but a disgraceful racket.

Sometimes, (more often-than-not),

The problem with laws is that, although well-intended, (sometimes), they provide opportunity for unscrupulous types, that have no problem skirting the ultimately un/ill-enforced laws, as opposed to those that possess consciences that dictate otherwise.

So, we must pass more laws in attempts to untangle the mess we created by imposing the original laws. This is where the misconceptions arise.

Of course! - Then the unscrupulous types cry "no more laws", as the naïve, "less government" mentality is always opposed to any legislation(s). Sort of seals-the-deal.

Sometimes laws/types of legislation, should be done- away with, rather than "modified", so-to-speak.

My Dad said "laws do not make people honest, laws turn more people into criminals. There are always people that are on the borderline of keeping it together. With the new law they either go bankrupt or break the law to pay the bills".

I never judge someone that is not following the law. They are just trying to feed their family. I am amazed that I can stay on the right side of the law.

twill59 Said: Heck Tim, theyve imported thousands of workers to protect their profits (RICO Law does not apply)

What do you want?

Yeah, good point.

Heck Tim, they've imported thousands of workers to protect their profits (RICO Law does not apply)

What do you want?