Adjusters as cowboys. Was: Re: VW roof...etc

[Kneale Brownson]

If insurance companies don't care about individual claims, why aren't their
"adjusters" called verifiers instead, with their assignment being to verify
the damage as claimed.  Period.

In fact, the adjuster system is in place to help the insurance company
reduce its cost of claims.  Period.

At 07:46 AM 11/14/2002 -0500, Roger M. Woodbury wrote:
>Actually there are several different types of adjusters.



>Basically, insurance companies don't give a rat's ass about individual
>claims for property damage.  The basic decision made for a claim is made
>once the claim is reported. The claims department takes "claim A" and
>matches it against "Coverage Part B" from the policy manual.  A decision is
>made quickly about whether or not the claim is covered.