Three continuing education courses for insurance agents are now offered, based on the material featured in Adjusting Today — one of Adjusters International's technical publications.

Partnering with The Van Wyhe Group, Adjusters International provides the subject matter that has been accepted by the states of Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin for study by insurance agents seeking continuing education credits. The relevant issues of Adjusting Today, instructions, exam and required affidavit are all available online for your convenience. The courses currently offered include:

• Specialty Coverages — A course based on four Adjusting Today's, covering builders risk, multi-family complexes, valuable papers and pair & set;


• Surviving the Disaster — Based on five editions of Adjusting Today, this course covers hurricanes, windstorm, flood, coverage and adequacy and preparation; and


• Mastering Coverages — Focusing on agreed value, concurrent causation, ordinance or law, coinsurance, debris removal, and functional replacement cost, this course utilizes the material from six issues of Adjusting Today.

Interested agents can get all the details on the courses offered online.

Adjusters International's Dan Ramsey's article on "Leading Your Campus Disaster Efforts" is featured in the University Business February 2010 edition. Recently promoted from Senior Consultant to Deputy Director, Mr. Ramsey has a special understanding of the non-profit sector based on over three decades of consulting and professional work for schools, universities, arts foundations, hospitals, other health institutes and organizations in the United States and Canada. Read the full article here.

The latest Adjusting Today—Adjusters International's technical publication—will be available soon. In this issue, Robert Prahl, CPCU, examines insurance coverage for collapse, how it has evolved, how it has been interpreted by insurers and the courts, and some of the latest forms developed by the insurance industry to further define it. In the appropriate companion article, Mr. Prahl offers insight into the subject of policy language ambiguity, including who wins in such situations and why the adjuster's role in interpreting complex policy language is especially important. From cover to cover, it's interesting and informative reading for today's property insurance professional!

Subscriptions are offered in hardcopy, PDF format or both and interested readers can subscribe now.

Once again, Adjusters International is earning their name by helping those in need outside of the mainland United States. The September 2009 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck this U.S. territory caused numerous deaths and extensive destruction, leaving flattened villages and dozens missing in its wake. Adjusters International's professional public adjusters from our California offices are on the scene, assessing the Government's property damages and preparing and settling the resulting insurance claims.

Whether you are seeking to learn more about our public adjusting services, FEMA disaster recovery services or a combination of both, AI's new videos provide the answers. Available by direct link, the videos provide a short synopsis of the value we bring to your financial recovery process—when disaster strikes. You can view the videos on AI's YouTube channel.

Rebuilding under the FEMA Public Assistance Program and the decision as to whether to repair, replace or relocate a facility after a disaster is the topic of our latest issue of Disaster Recovery Today. For this, our 12th edition, we welcome author Robert Wright to our editorial board. Mr. Wright has extensive experience working for clients following numerous federally declared disasters. His experience provides the basis for his knowledge on this important subject. Subscriptions to Disaster Recovery Today are available in both hardcopy and PDF format and remain free of charge.

Peter Potemkin, Deputy Director for Adjusters International, recently presented a session on the topic of property insurance recovery for the Dallas Independent School District. Sponsored by the District's risk management office, the program provided 2.5 hours of instruction and emphasizes the importance of reporting property damage and maintaining accurate documentation. If your business or organization is interested in a program such as this, please contact Presentations@AdjustersInternational.com.