Equipment/Transportation Adjuster

Job description

Job Description TITLE: Adjuster: DEPARTMENT: Specialty Marine & Transportation (SM&T) REPORTS TO: VP, Specialty Marine & Transportation or Practice Leader STATUS: Regular, full-time; exempt: SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE: The Adjuster effectively determines and communicates the extent of loss or damage associated with commercial property and liability claims in a variety of business classes. The Adjuster II assists the insurer in fulfilling its obligation to policyholders and helps safeguard the insurer’s reputation and efficacy by providing highly specialized claims adjusting services to clients in the cargo and/or heavy equipment niche market. The incumbent in this role is typically assigned loss or damage assessments in a low to moderate cost range, based on experience and demonstrated aptitude. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Investigates insurance claims in a variety of settings involving trucks, trailers, or other cargo or cargo-related vehicle(s) or equipment and caused by such events or conditions as overturn, collision, refrigeration or temperature breakdown, load shift, securement issues, fire, flood, theft, inclement or catastrophic weather, earthquakes, vandalism, or negligenc...