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Catastrophe safety 101

Catastrophe adjusters often face unique dangers

By Patricia Harman | Updated on March 01, 2016

A major hurricane has swept up the East Coast with heavy rains and 125-mile-per-hour winds from Georgia to Connecticut. Flooding is everywhere. Rivers are roaring over their banks, electricity is out for more than 1,000 square miles, and hundreds of communities have been decimated.

Your company has thousands of policyholders in the affected areas and is prepared to send hundreds of adjusters to begin working on claims. Some are seasoned professionals who worked Katrina and Sandy, as well as Wilma, Rita and Charley. They know the dangers they will encounter, how to prepare and the harsh environment that awaits.

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