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Where a loss adjuster can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a loss adjuster already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Loss adjusters treat and evaluate insurance claims by investigating the cases and determining liability and damage, in accordance with the policies of the insurance company. They interview the claimant and witnesses and write reports for the insurer where appropriate recommendations for the settlement are made. Loss adjusters' tasks include making payments to the insured following his claim, consulting damage experts and providing information via telephone to the clients.

Also known as field claims adjuster, insurance loss adjuster, civil claims adjuster, insurance claims adjudicator, damage appraiser, insurance appraiser, automobile claims technical adjuster, field appraiser, chartered loss adjuster, personal claims adjuster, claims adjuster, commercial adjuster.

Technicians and associate professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: insurance fraud investigator, 81%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
insurance fraud investigator 81% covered insurance claims handler 63% covered property insurance underwriter 52% covered insurance claims manager 47% covered insurance underwriter 42% covered loss adjuster You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from loss adjuster, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a loss adjuster already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A loss adjuster needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • propose settlements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • assess coverage possibilities information skills
  • initiate claim file information skills
  • interview insurance claimants communication, collaboration and creativity
  • compile appraisal reports information skills
  • handle incoming insurance claims communication, collaboration and creativity
  • negotiate settlements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage claim files information skills
  • analyse claim files information skills
  • check for damaged items information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a loss adjuster does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Loss adjuster is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a loss adjuster’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.