The course “Catastrophe Property Claims Handling” is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge, understanding, and professional competence in the legal and claims handling aspects of the post catastrophe environment. The module is presented by Mike Barrett with the independent adjusting firm Engle, Martin and Associates, and Dan Sullivan, an attorney with the law firm of Robinson and Cole.
The presenters begin by highlighting the differences between catastrophe claims and others. Next, the presenters share their insights about some specific types of claims often encountered during catastrophes and offer tips when adjusting these claims. The presenters then speak about the use of experts in the catastrophe context, including good practices to use when creating task assignments. The presenters further discuss abnormal bad faith and its relation to catastrophe claims handling. Next, the presenters cover the rules of estoppel and subrogation potential. Finally, the presenters emphasize safety and list many of the common safety hazards inherent in these types of claims.
After completing the course, the viewer should be able to…
explain how catastrophe claims handling differs from other claims; recognize flood lines and distinguish them from ground water intrusion; identify strategies to document claims which present an issue of wind-driven rain; identify the experts most commonly used during catastrophe claims handling; determine which experts are most likely to be approved in court; define abnormal bad faith and procedural bad faith; perform effective inspections with proper documentation of the loss site; define estoppel and apply it to claims handling scenarios; recognize situations that might provide subrogation potential against a mitigation subcontractor; and identify the most common safety hazards accompanying catastrophe claims.
The course is designed for practitioners and insurance professionals working in the area of property insurance claims handling.
What CE Credit is available?
Note: To qualify for credit, you must submit completion (including a passed final exam if required) within five days of completing the last quiz. No partial credits will be awarded.
State:
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Adjuster General CE Hours:
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Adjuster Ethics CE Hours:
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Attorney General CLE Hours:
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State's Course ID:
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NH | 2.0 | 482668 | ||
TX (classroom equivalent) | 1.0 | 100354 | ||
NC | 2.0 | 200516 | ||
FL * ( Provider Number: 364169 ) | 2.0 | 1197152 | ||
IL | 2.0 | 546254 | ||
WY | 2.0 | 27909 | ||
OK | 2.0 | 1028591 |
* This course has been approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services for insurance continuing education credit.
Course Content
Submit within 5 days to get CE Credit or Certificate of Completion.