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The Independent Adjuster Podcast (IA Path) — 302 episodes

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Same Mentor. 25 Years. 6 Months. 12 Days. What Happened?

2

All Ages Welcome. Grandkids in the Hallway, Claims on the Screen

3

Which Adjuster Licenses Will Get You Hired for Auto Desk Work

4

Beyond the Call Center: Your Path to Remote Auto Claims Work

5

How to Score Months Long Auto Desk Deployments

6

How to Get Your First Catastrophic Auto Hail Deployment

7

IA Playbook CONCLUSION + Open Enrollment (Audiobook)

8

IA Playbook Pt 12 - Step 7: Rosters (Audiobook)

9

IA Playbook Pt 11 - Step 6: Networking (Audiobook)

10

IA Playbook Pt. 10 Step 5 - Resume (Audiobook)

11

IA Playbook Pt 9 - Step 4: Certifications (Audiobook)

12

IA Playbook Pt 8 - Step 3: Set Up Your Business (Audiobook)

13

IA Playbook Pt 7 - Step 2: Training (Audiobook)

14

IA Playbook Pt 6 - Licensing (Audiobook)

15

IA Playbook Pt 5 - EXP Free Roadmap (Audiobook)

16

IA Playbook Pt 4 - Adjuster Lottery (Audiobook)

17

IA Playbook Pt 3 - Types of Adjusters (Audiobook)

18

New IA Playbook Pt 2 - What is an Adjuster (Audiobook)

19

New IA Playbook Pt. 1: Introduction (Audiobook)

20

What to Do When You Have an Adjuster License but No Work

21

The 2 Things That Affect How Successful You'll Be as an IA (Don't worry you can do something about it)

22

How to Make Exponentially More Money & Know When to Raise Your Rates

23

NACA 2025: IA Path Preview and Why You Should Attend

24

Can California Wildfires Be Your Big Break?

25

The Day I Realized Experience Requirements Were a Joke

26

Unveiling the Pathfinder Manifesto

27

Future of Collision Repair and Estimating Through the Eyes of Crash Champions CEO Matt Epert

28

4 Keys to Unlocking a 6-Figure Adjusting Career This Hurricane Season

29

How to Avoid Being Blacklisted by IA Firms as a New Independent Adjuster

30

How to Break Down the Door to the IA Industry (Even if You Are in a Competitive Market)

31

Behind the Scenes of the Auto Claims Universe and SCA

32

Collision Estimator Salary and Pay Structure

33

Why Becoming a Body Shop Estimator May Be a Great Decision

34

How to Track the Storm: Best Hail Reporting Apps & Resources for Independent Adjusters

35

Unlocking the One-Two Punch Strategy for Independent Adjusters

36

IA Path Live Event Presentation: Part 2

37

IA Path Live Event Presentation: Part 1

38

IA vs AI - The Future of Claims

39

How to Get Work This Hail Season

40

How to Complete a Desk Auto Liability Investigation

41

Steps to Complete an Auto Damage Claim

42

Independent Adjuster Calendar - What to Expect or Do Each Month as an Independent Adjuster

43

Ex Police Officer Find Success in 2nd Career as an Auto Damage Appraiser

44

Transitioning from Medical Billing to Independent Adjusting With Creston Haverstraw

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CYL - How to Use Being an Insurance Adjuster to Get What You Want PT. 3

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CYL - How to Use Being an Insurance Adjuster to Get What You Want PT. 2

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CYL - How to Use Being an Insurance Adjuster to Get What You Want PT. 1

48

CYL - What Is Your Dream Life

49

CYL - The Characteristics of Life Currencies & How They Can Help You Claim Your Life

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CYL - How You Purchase Anything in Life

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CYL - Claim Your Life Introduction

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IA 265: Step 8 - Get Work by Getting on Rosters

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IA 263: Step 6 - Network Your Way to Work as an Adjuster

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IA 262: Step 5 - How to Make a Resume Work For You as an Adjuster

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IA 261: Step 4 - Adjuster Certifications That Matter for New Adjusters

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IA 260: Step 3 - What Every New Independent Adjuster MUST Do Before They Can Receive Work

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IA 259: Step 2 - Training Every New Adjuster Needs to Get Working Fast

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IA 258: Step 1 - Adjuster Licensing Secrets

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IA 257: The 8 Steps (and Best Way) to Get Work as an Independent Adjuster - The New IA Path

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IA 256: Final Episode Part 2: What is Next?

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IA 255: Final Episode Part 1 - Why Is This the Last Episode?

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IA 248: Why Right Now is the Best Time in History to Become an Independent Adjuster

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IA 247: Parts of A Policy_ DICE

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IA 246: What Does a Liability Adjuster Do?

65

IA 243: (Re-publish) Ultimate IA Q&A Pt. 1

66

IA 242: 15 Adjuster Lessons That Dominated 5 Years on the Podcast

67

IA 240: Why You Should Say YES to Heavy Equipment Claims

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IA 239: How to Get Work Directly from an Insurance Company

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IA 237: How Long Does It Take To Claim Your Life?

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IA 236: Introduction to Being Successful Adjuster

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IA 235: Be a Long Term Success and Beat the Machines with John Bachmann

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IA 233: Huricane IDA Updated Report

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IA 232: Should I Stay Working at Home or Get Deployed to Hurricane Ida?

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IA 230: Burned Out Adjuster's Playbook Introduction

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IA 228: I Can Do That Pt. 2 - Desk Adjusting and Other Claim Types You Haven't Heard of

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IA 227: I Can Do That Pt. 1 - Desk Adjusting and Other Claim Types You Haven't Heard of

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IA 226: Claim Your Life

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IA 225: What to Do When You Don't Like Working for an IA Firm

79

IA 224: ABC's of Sales

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IA 223: Back to the Future of Insurance With Bryan Falchuk

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IA 222: How to Set Up Boundaries

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IA 221: How to Keep Your Weekends and Family Time as an Adjuster PT. 2

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IA 220: How to Keep Your Weekends and Family Time as an Adjuster PT. 1

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IA 219: Self Diagnosing Why You Don't Have Enough Work

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IA 218: Mamba (Business) Mindset

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IA 217: The Three Most Important Tools In Your Adjuster Toolbox

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IA 216: Heavy Equipment Claims

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IA 215: Networking 101

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IA 214: April Adjuster Weather Prediction and March Storm Recap

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IA 213: Appraisal Clause and How to Complete a Prior to Loss Claim

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IA 212: New Mindset Shift on How to Get More Work

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IA 211: Setting Up Your Adjusting Business

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IA 210: Diminished Value Claims 101

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IA 209: Severe Hail Storms are Coming Soon - March Adjuster Weather Predictions

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IA 208: Profits vs Expenses

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IA 207: EMERGENCY BROADCAST Pt. 3 - What is Your Plan for Long Term Success

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IA 206: EMERGENCY BROADCAST Pt. 2 - Have a Plan Before Taking a Deployment

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IA 205: EMERGENCY BROADCAST Pt 1. - Why This Winter Storm May Not Be as Good as You Think

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IA 204: What You Don't Know in Business Will Kill You

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IA 203: How Does Hail Form?

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IA 202: What Season 5 of the Independent Adjuster Podcast Holds

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IA 201: Why 100k a Year is a Horrible Goal

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IA 200: Chris Stanley from Adjusting to Boating

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IA 199: Max Olson Chasing His Dreams from the Body Shop to the Storm

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IA 198: 10 Adjuster Goal Ideas

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IA 197: How to Reach Your Goals

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IA 196: How to Deal With Stress as an Adjuster

108

IA 195: Independent vs Staff Adjuster

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IA 194: Am I Too Old to Become an Adjuster?

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IA 193: Can You Start Working Part Time as an Independent Adjuster?

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192: How to Get on More Rosters Quicker

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IA 191: More Ways to Get Opportunities Than Auto or Property Claims

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IA 190: Can You Earn Six Figures Working Auto Claims?

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IA 189: What You Should Do as an Adjuster When a Hurricane is About to Make Landfall

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IA 188: Adjuster's Resume Playbook Reveal Pt. 4

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IA 187: Adjuster's Resume Playbook Reveal Pt. 3

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IA 186: Adjuster's Resume Playbook Reveal Pt. 2

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IA 185: Adjuster's Resume Playbook Revealed Pt. 1

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IA 184: Proper Deployment Etiquette

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IA 183: Your Adjusting Career is About to Be Born... Now What?

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IA 182: What Has Chris Been Up To?

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IA 181: What Does IA Path Stand For?

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IA 180: Are You Listening?

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IA 179: How to Make Sales as an Independent Adjuster

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IA 178: The Future of Insurance with Bryan Falchuk

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IA 177: What I Learned in 12 Years as an IA Pt. 2

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IA 176: What I Learned in 12 Years as an IA

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IA 175: How Mileage Works for Independent Adjusters & Auto Damage Appraisers

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IA 174: How to Skyrocket Your Adjusting Career

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IA 173: A Hurricane is NOT Coming

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IA 172: The Key to Letting People Know That You Exist

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IA 171: Why Do Veteran IA's Struggle?

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IA 170: What Laws and Beliefs Guide Your IA Business?

134

IA 169: Why Tech, Why You, Why Now?

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IA 168: Why IA Pay Hasn't Increase and Won't Anytime Soon

136

IA 167: 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Estimate Writing

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IA 166: 3 Stages of Getting Work as an Independent Adjuster

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IA 165: Can Auto Damage Appraisers and Adjusters Work During the Cornovirus?

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IA 164: The Makeup of a Good Auto Damage Appraiser or Adjuster

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IA 163: How the Coronavirus May Affect Independent Adjusters

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IA 162: What is the Difference Between an Adjuster and an Appraiser

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IA 161: How NOT to Get a Complaint Against You

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IA 160: Catastrophe Adjuster Tools for Inspecting Hail Damaged Vehicles

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IA 159: Independent Adjuster Pay - Price vs Loyalty

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IA 158: How to Become an Independent Adjuster in 2020 Part 4

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IA 157: How to Become an Independent Adjuster in 2020 Part 3

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IA 156: How to Become an Independent Adjuster in 2020 Part 2

148

IA 155: How to Become an Independent Adjuster in 2020 Part 1

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IA 154: IA Path Year in Review and a Look Ahead

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IA 153: What 2020 Will Bring Independent Adjusters

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IA 152: Can I Work 9-5 as an Independent Adjuster?

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IA 151: Why You Shouldn't Try to Become an Independent Adjuster On Your Own

153

IA 150: 4 Steps to Goal Setting in 2020

154

IA 149: The Greatest Characsteristic an IA Needs is....?

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IA 148: To Write on Site... That is the Question

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IA 147: The Many Hats of an Independent Adjuster

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IA 146: How to Increase Your Profitability NOW as an Independent Adjuster

158

IA 145: The Most Important Question an Independent Adjuster Can Ask Themselves

159

IA 144: IA Summit Part 4 - Ernie Bray on Building a Successful Business

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IA 143: IA Summit Part 3 - Ben Baker on Building a Personal Brand

161

IA 142: IA Summit Part 2 - Mathew Allen How to Survive Getting Started

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IA 141 IA Summit Part 1 of 4 - Chris Stanley on How Hard It Is to Be a Working IA

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IA 140: The Tale of 3 Women in Independent Adjusting

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IA 139 The Lifecycle of an IA

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IA 138: 5 Things to Do When You DON'T Get Deployed to a Hurricane

166

IA 137: The Number One Enemy of the Independent Adjuster

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IA 136: On the Set of the IA Path Filming with Max Olson

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IA 135: Your Reputation Precedes You

169

IA 134: How to Increase Your Value as an IA

170

IA 133:: When to Get Estimating Software

171

IA 132: How to Survive When You are Sick

172

IA 131: It's Time to Give Your Schedule a Makeover

173

IA 130: Become the Guide in Your Claims

174

IA 129: Focus on Creating Passion

175

IA 128: 10 Apps Every IA Should Have on Their Phone

176

IA 127: Push on Through the Pain

177

IA 126: Turn Problems into Opportunities

178

IA 125: How Long Does it Take to Become an Independent Adjuster

179

IA 124: How to Have Fast Food Cycle Time

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IA 123: IA Summit Pt. 3 How to Build a Successful IA Business With Ernie Bray

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IA 122: IA Summit Pt. 2 Andre Shervanian and Ken Wittich

182

IA 121: IA Summit John Bachmann and Mathew Allen

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IA 120: 4 Milestones to Celebrate When Becoming an Independent Adjuster

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The 3 Adjuster Paths

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IA 118: Hail and the Best Adjuster Licenses to Get for Hail Deployments

186

IA 117 The Secret to Being a First Call Adjuster

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IA 116 Hail Season Orientation Part 1

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IA 115 Dan Amato From Auditor to Appraiser

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IA 114 Gunnell Push Until It Breaks - One IA's Story of Breakthrough

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IA 113: Crazy Weather and Winter Storm Ulmer With Mad Max Olson

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IA 112: Adam Painter on Networking and His New Podcast

192

IA 111: The Phophet on the End of Insurance

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IA 110: What Questions Would You Have On Your First Day as an IA

194

IA 109: Networking Adjuster's Playbook Introduction

195

IA 108: Defining Your Strengths & Weaknesses

196

IA 107: Blackburn and How He Has Caught Fire With Networking

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IA 106: Ernie Bray and How to Separate Yourself From Everyone Else

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IA 105: Colleen Davis and What It Is Like to Be a Women in the IA Industry

199

IA 104: IA Discussion with Karl Lammer - Vale Auto Estimatics Training and How to Raise Your Prices

200

IA 103: Who is John Bachmann and Why Does He Love Insurance?

201

IA 102: The Producer and How He Went From Producing at the Food Network to Producing Claims

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IA 101: The Ultimate IA Q&A Part 3

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IA 100: Captain IA - Episode 100 Special Edition

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IA 99: The Playbook - The Rules of the Game

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IA 98: The House Advantage

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IA 97: The Wrong Way to Become an Independent Adjuster - The Typical Way of Thinking

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IA 96: The Career Options of an IA and a New Strategy

208

IA 95: Day in the Life of an Independent Adjuster Income

209

IA 94: IA Playbook Sample - What is an Independent Adjuster

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IA 93: The Ultimate IA Q&A Part 2

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IA 92: The Ultimate IA Q&A Part 1

212

IA 91: How to Avoid Losing Your Life to Claims

213

IA 90: You, Yes You... Can Become an Independent Adjuster

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IA 89: How to Become a Successful Independent Adjuster

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IA 88: 10 Ways to Expand Your Daily Auto Claims Business

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IA 87: 10 Signs You Should Invest in Becoming an Independent Adjuster

217

IA 86: Turncoat - Leaked Secrets of How Staff Adjusters Transition to Independent Adjusting

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IA 85: The King of Customer Service

219

IA 84: Get Your Head Out of the Clouds and Your Photos In It

220

IA 83: Mr. Safety In the Pursuit of Proper Vehicle Repairs

221

IA 82: What Chicken Bites Have to Do With Catastrophic Work

222

IA 81: How I Almost Missed My Shot at Deployment

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IA 80: Don't Do What I Did and Avoid Looking Like a Fool

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IA 79: 17,732 Adjusters did this one thing

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IA 78: Top 5 Ways to Get More Catastrophe Work as an Independent Adjuster

226

IA 67: X-Ray Searching for Easier Repairs and Better Estimates Through Technology

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IA 66: "Steel" and His Iron Will to Become an Auto Adjuster

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IA 65: Beacon Guiding the Next Generation of Insurance Professionals

229

IA 64: Ozone and the Whirlwind of Irma to Daily Auto Claims

230

Hurricane Predictions vs Reality

231

IA 63: "Badger" Winning With Sales

232

The IA's Fight for Work Life Balance

233

What Adjuster License Should I Get?

234

IA 61: "Mr. Shervanian" and the Claim Matrix

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IA 60: "Jayggernaut" and "IA Coder" Heavy Truck Claims Round Table

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How to Add Heavy Truck and Trailer Claims to Your Business

237

The Day I Lost My Shirt

238

IA 59: "Dr. Dan" Answers the Question, "Are We Losing Our Minds?"

239

5 Reasons You Won't Make It as a Catastrophic Adjuster

240

IA 58: "IA Ranger" Terry Threats Talks About Threats to His Life and Career as an IA

241

Independent Adjuster Myths That are Killing Your Career

242

(Re-Publish)IA 32 How to Get More Deployments as a Hail Adjuster Without Breaking the Bank on Licenses

243

IA 57: "Boss" Ryan Hampton Talks About Putting Family First

244

IA 56: "Go Getter" Joseph Heidel On Making Great Impressions in Our Industry

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IA 55: "Road Warrior" Jason Shufford Discusses Responsibility and Adaptability

246

IA 54: "Flash Kordon" On Paintless Dent Repair and Bridging the Gap Between PDR and Adjusting

247

IA 53: "Junior" Interview with Tim Davis Jr. of SCA Appraisal on Handling Hail Catastrophes

248

IA 52 "The Hustler" On How to Work With What You Have When You Have It

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IA 51: "Bounce Back King" On Staying Positive as a Claims Adjuster

250

Re-Publish "Superman" Tony Canas on Millennials in Claims Adjusting

251

IA 50 - "Heavy Man" On How to Write Heavy Equipment Claims

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IA 49 - "Mr. ACD" and the Future of the Claims Industry

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IA 48 - "Mind Man" and How to Infiltrate Your Industry

254

IA 47 - "Everyday Man"

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IA 46 - The "Early Riser"

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IA 45 - Hurricane Harvey, The New Adjuster Gold Rush

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IA 44: Auto Damage Estimating Software - Audatex vs CCC One

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IA 43: Big Picture with Amanda Hughes of the Doan Group

259

IA 42: The Independent Truth Behind an Auto Damage Appraiser and Claims Adjuster Salary

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IA 41: The Number One Way to Improve Your Estimates as a Claims Adjuster

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IA 40: How to Get Further In Your Career as a Claims Adjuster Faster

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(Republish) IA 39: The Diabetes, The Deer and Jesus (Double Episode)

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IA 38: The Number One Tool for Catastrophic Auto Hail Adjusters

264

IA Thought: Quit Standing and Waiting Behind the Door of Opportunity, Its Time to Break It Down

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IA Thought: Own Your Business

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IA 37: 5 Big Takeaways from "Insuring Tomorrow"

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IA 36: How Long Does It Take To Become a Catastrophic Claims Adjuster and Is It Worth It?

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IA 34 Paintless Dent Repair is the Foundation of Your Hail Claims Adjuster Training

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IA 33 (Interview) How to Transition from Auto to Property as a Catastrophic Adjuster

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IA 31 How the Us vs Them Mentality is an Adjuster Career Killer

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IA 30 (Interview) Teacher to Storm Chaser

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IA 29: 5 Steps to Becoming a Hail Adjuster

273

IA 28: How to Expand Without Exploding

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IA 27: LIght Bending, The Secret to Hail Estimating

275

IA 26 How Technology is Making Adjusters More Valuable

276

IA 25: 5 Reasons You Won't Make It As a Catastrophic Adjuster

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IA 24: How to Become an Auto Damage Appraiser or Adjuster

278

IA 23: 10 Insider Secrets to Getting Catastrophe Work

279

IA 22: Scoping the Damage

280

IA 21: How to Never Miss a Required Photo on an Auto Damage Inspection Ever Again

281

RE-PUBLISH The 7 Essential Tools of a Modern Day Auto Damage Appraiser

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IA 20: If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It

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IA 19: The Cornerstone of Estimatics

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IA 18: INTERVIEW Focus on the Moment

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IA 17: The Diabetes, The Deer, and Jesus

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IA 16: The 4 Key Elements of a Successful Inspection Conversation

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IA 15: Defense WIns Championships and Offense Sells Commercials

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IA 14: The Insured vs The Claimant

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13 Fires, Flares, and Skirts

290

12 The People of the Appraisal Company

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11 The 7 Essential Tools of a Modern Auto Damage Appraiser

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10 The Major Operations of a Repair Estimate

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09 A Day in the Life of an Adjuster

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08 It's Time to Light Up and Grille

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06 Give Windows, Not Deadlines

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05 What Jesus Has in Common With a Bumper Cover

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07 The People at The Body Shop

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04 Do I Want to Be an Auto Damage Appraiser - Part 3 The Perks & Cons

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03 The Pay of an Auto Damage Appraiser

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02 Do I Want to be an Auto Appraiser - Part 1

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01: What Being an Auto Damage Appraiser Is and IS NOT All About

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00 Secret Introduction