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A Public Insurance Adjuster Fort Lauderdaleis an independent claims handler/claims auditor who advises the insured/ insured party in negotiating and helping the insured's insurance claim with their insurance company. In most cases, they will be involved in the claims processing, claims payment and settlement as well as advising the parties of any applicable State Laws and regulations regarding insurance claims processing and claims settlement. Claims handled by the adjusters are subject to review and approval by their insured client and, if necessary, by their Insured's Insurance Company. There are three types of claims dealt by public insurance adjusters.
The first category is a "no win no fee claim" policyholders' claim. This kind of claim occurs when the policyholder feels they have suffered an injury and want to bring their claim to court in order to get compensation for their injury. When a person has this kind of situation, the person hires a lawyer and requests to be represented by that lawyer during the settlement or trial proceedings. This is usually the best scenario for both the insurer and the policyholder. Since the policyholders' insurer already handles most claim situations, they will get a lot of money from the settlement or trial proceedings since they will save money on attorney fees and other expenses.
Another type of public insurance adjuster scenario is when a policyholder files a suit and insurance claim with their state insurance department. In this case, the person's lawyers will represent them in the suit and in the courtroom. Many states require that the state attorney be paid some of the costs or portion of a settlement as part of a lawsuit settlement. Many states also allow the public adjusters to help the policyholders through their post-settlement mediation or adjust negotiations.
Sometimes, public insurance adjusters may represent both the policyholders and the insurer at the same time. In this case, they are known as the "common cause" adjusters. In other situations, one of the attorneys or the insurer will have more experience working with the other party than the other party.
Public insurance claims representatives are usually state employees. They are not employees of the specific insurance company that made the initial claim against the policyholder. State employees have been regulated by state statutes since the inception of the statehood. These employees have to be fully trained and competent in order to meet their job requirements. If you have questions about how you can hire a state employee to work as a public insurance claims adjuster, you should contact your state's Department of Insurance.
Public insurance adjusters also deal with damage claims from other companies and businesses. They have to consider the potential losses that could occur due to property damage, product damage, or medical damage to a business or residence. Public insurance companies are required to take these potential losses into consideration before settling a claim. They also need to provide sufficient information to their client and to ensure that the client understands the full impact that the potential loss is likely to have on the company.
State employees are not allowed to make an assessment or final rating of a claim until all the paperwork has been processed and every claim has been accepted. Because there are so many different things that can go wrong with a business, there are often conflicts between the public insurance companies and the employees assigned to evaluate a claim. For example, if the customer has a roof leak and the company investigator determines that it was caused by rain, then he may assign a low premium rating to the company rather than providing a high one for the rain. A public insurance adjuster must make a careful assessment of each damage case in order to assign a reasonable risk rating to it. The final rating is an estimate of how much money will be lost during the time of the loss as well as what will be owed to the insurance company.
Public insurance adjusters are required to have a thorough knowledge of all types of property and casualty policies. Many individuals do not hire an insurance professional, because they are afraid that they will be overcharged. Public insurance adjusters are required to take into account a customer's specific needs when assigning a policy. There is nothing to be afraid of hiring a qualified professional who is licensed and insured to do this type of work.