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adjuster

[uh-juhs-ter] / əˈdʒʌs tər /


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Tell him to review the original claim file to see whether the insurer’s adjuster explicitly approved a repair-only solution despite the contractor’s recommendation for a full roof replacement.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

But the most obvious explanation might be the correct one: Acme’s first adjuster misjudged the damage, possibly with a bias toward keeping costs down for the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

After submitting countless applications, the 22-year-old found work as an insurance-claims adjuster in Chennai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Dominick Perrotta, an insurance adjuster who cared for his dying mom, repeated this mantra every time a negative thought popped into his head: “This is not helpful.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

“We’re meeting the insurance adjuster, and then we’re going to see what we can salvage from the house.”

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Insurance companies send out adjusters and engineers, and often take a conservative approach to repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

By the 1980s, the Arizona Republic’s classified pages were stuffed with ads for jobs like insurance-claims adjusters, customer-service supervisors and associate auditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

The insurer also reassigned claims adjusters repeatedly, creating what survivors described as “adjuster roulette,” according to officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

The company denied it was at fault in some cases and admitted it was at fault in others, often saying it was due to issues with specific adjusters.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

"The intercept distance was going to be way too big. So they're using the attitude adjusters to close the gap."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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