>> All right.
My name is Perry Lust.
I'm a field property adjuster.
I inspect residential property losses once we receive the assignment
or the claim from the customer.
I, in turn, contact the customer, make arrangements to inspect the property.
Once I inspect the property, I also complete an estimate of damages and work
with the contractors or water mitigation personnel
that are involved with resolving the claim.
I mean I love the fact that I get to work with people
to help them recover from an unexpected loss.
I enjoy meeting people, you know.
You go into just various types of situations dealing with various types of people.
And I just like the aspect, again, just helping people recover.
Just being there -- being that integral part of moving them from having experienced a loss
to helping them get back and restore that property to its pre-loss condition.
I have worked for two different companies as a staff employee and I have also worked
as an independent adjuster working for various insurance companies.
It's -- there is the entrepreneurial spirit in terms of being an independent adjuster
because you get to work with various companies, various independent adjusting firms.
And you more or less get to -- most of that work is dealing with following storms, you know,
the major catastrophes that happen, the hurricanes, the major tornados,
the major fire losses and so forth.
So there is that entrepreneurial spirit in that aspect of it as an independent adjuster.
I'd say probably the most prevalent, the most important is just your interpersonal skills.
I mean you have to enjoy working with people.
And I mean I've dealt with people from all facets of life, all socioeconomic levels.
So it's incumbent that that person enjoy working with people.
And a lot of people say, "Oh, I love working with people," but you're dealing
with people in a stressful situations.
And you have to convince them that you're there to help them.
And it has to be shown in the actions, in the things that you're undertaking along the way
to show them that you have their interests at heart and you're here to help them.