Claims

Cramer Johnson Wiggins & Associates, a third party administration and independent adjusting firm based in Orlando, Fla., has named John Cote as executive vice president.

Alternative Service Concepts, a third-party claim management company, has promoted Pam Fiser and Mark Watkins to field claim manager.

ClaimSchool, a provider of educational materials and services for insurance professionals, is offering a computer-based training program for fraud.

Two Property Damage Appraisers branches recently have changed ownership.

International Catastrophe Insurance Managers recently formed Boulder Claims to administer all claims emanating from business underwritten by ICAT on behalf of several member insurance companies of XL Capital.

The Society of Insurance Trainers & Educators, a professional membership organization for the insurance industry, has created the Insurance Training Professional designation.

Water damage is costly to both homeowners and insurance companies. It is estimated that the cost of household water damage in California, alone, exceeded $500 million for 2002.

Until the early 1980s, this publication was known as Insurance Adjuster magazine. Even those of us who were independent adjusters at the time worked primarily for insurance companies and were comfortable with that title.