Older worker looking for feedback about Ins. Adjusting Field

[CTJobSeeker]

Hi from Connecticut!

I'm a 56 year old woman who is studying for the All Lines Adjusting Exam.

I left the high-tech field 20 years ago and have been mostly teaching art to adults, fixing up houses, and doing retail customer service and sales since then. I find that I'm not challenged enough and need to find something new.

The insurance adjusting field interests me-- particularly property adjusting--but I've been afraid that I'm not going to find a company that is interested in training a 56 year old worker and that my studies are going to lead me to a dead end.

Any feedback about the chances of landing a job after the exam, or other insights would be very welcome!

Thanks!
MG from Connecticut

 

[adjusterjack]

One advantage you have is being in CT where there are lots of insurance companies.

Another advantage is "fixing up houses." I had a lot of experience in the building trades building my garages and fixing up my own houses. That knowledge was a big asset during my adjusting years.

I don't have any citations for this but there seems to be less age discrimination in corporate America then there was a couple of decades ago when I was in my fifties.

All you can do is watch the ads and make the calls. Consider a headhunter that specializes in insurance people. I worked as a temp adjuster for a few years before finding the final job of my career before retiring.

I recall that State Farm had a training program where they would send candidates to the home office in Bloomington IL for training.

Hartford had an underwriter training program a long time age. Might have one for adjusters.

Also consider getting a P&C agent's license. Could get your foot in the door. I was an agent for decades before I was an adjuster.

 

[CTJobSeeker]

Thank you for the great advice!

I'll look into getting a P&C agent's license too while I'm already studying. I'd rather be in the field than behind a desk, but you make a good point about getting my foot in the door.

There should be a headhunter in the Hartford area that specializes in insurance. I'll try to figure out who is recruiting.

Thanks again!
MG

 

[adjusterjack]

I'd rather be in the field than behind a desk,

Adjusters can be desk jockeys. I was.